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In the world of real estate, I faced many problems that put my strength and drive to the test. One of the first things I had to do was figure out what underwriting meant. You had to know a lot about finances and be ab...
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Hi! I'm a little new to real estate. I am interested in diversifying my investments away from public equities markets and am learning about a variety of real estate investment opportunities. I am based in Minnesota ...
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Hello everyone!I am new to the industry, but have done a lot of research over the years. House flipping / rentals is something I have wanted to do for a very long time and now the time is right for me to start the jou...
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I’m just in the process of getting all the information I can to start my real state journey, and I wanted to know for a new investor how difficult is to get a hard money loan for a flip or BRRRR? Should I try to put m...
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Hello! I’m so excited to be a new member of the forum. My spouse and I are closing on our new home TOMORROW! (Woohoo!) it’s been a bumpy ride to say the least. We have a condo that we plan to keep as a rental and s...
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Hello. I am new to the real estate investment world. I've spend the past 20+ years working in the IT banking space. I am on my next adventure. I'm excited. I am currently taking a real estate licensing course. I am re...
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In 2020, I was a fitness instructor with zero real estate experience and $10k saved up.In 2023, I bought 3 investment properties and 7 acres of land.I wouldn’t have been able to do this if I didn’t start with rental a...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,
I hope this message finds you well. My name is Dzung Doan, and I am embarking on my journey into real estate investing. I'm interested in a buy-and-hold strategy for rental properties a...
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Hello, BP Community! My name is Francis and I'm new to real estate investing and Bigger Pockets. I've been on BP for almost 3 weeks actually. I got the pro membership after watching some of the webinars and finally co...
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Hello Bigger Pockets members. My name is Darwin Plada. I am a 42 year old newbie to Real Estate; out of New Jersey. My goal is to learn the game, build a powerful team and network with all so that all and myself ca...