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Thought I would jump in and share where I'm at in my journey just because I see no harm in it. I'm a long time lurker on bigger pockets and learned a lot so I'm very thankful for this site and everyone contributing. S...
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It's now for the third time that my water/toilet has been shut off. And it remains so for 3 to 4 consecutive days. This is within the past 3 months now. This third time, as of August 1st, 2023 (m...
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It's been about three years since I started out on this real estate and personal finance journey. While I still have plenty of work to do and likely several more years of investing to achieve my financial and real est...
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So I’m at a W-2 job as of right now here in Chicago and they have a good bit of over time, so my question is just how much should my goal be to put away before I even start looking to step up to the plate? I’ve done t...
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Good evening BP,I work full time as a teacher, part time as a behavioral therapist and I am a church musician. I’m trying to 10X my income to buy more properties. Furthermore, I’m married with 5 children under 5 years...
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Hi Everyone,
I found this place through a youtube video of another channel from reading the comments and one of the comments mentions BiggerPockets. So I did the google search and here I am.
About me, I use to do ...
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Hi All,
I know for a lot of people in the STR game, Cash flow, ROI, and W-2 freedom are the key focus, but I am curious what the bigger WHY is for folks outside of those things?
I am trying to narrow down my big why...
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2009 - 2012 were fantastic years to quickly accumulate wealth. Many of us took advantage and the ones that were able to buy and hold in mass have built substantial balance sheets. When I first started, my goal was to ...
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Hi everyone! My name is Matt. I discovered this site about a month ago when doing some research. I've been lurking around and reading discussions for awhile and really enjoying all the information I've been getting...
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I am 24 years old currently making 35k a year living in New Jersey. I don't make a lot of money but have managed to save 17k in a little less than 2 years. I want to invest in a multi family property but am hesitant t...