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Hi guys and gals!I want to know how you got started! How did you get your financing for your first deal? I'd love to hear about your stories and I'll answer back to every comment. :)
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Hello! I am completely obsessed with real estate investing and my wife finally convinced me to join BiggerPockets. I live in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. I come from a family of generations of bad financial decis...
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Is anyone familiar with Bartmann and his "Bailout Riches" book? If you read it, was it of any value to you and your real estate investing strategies?
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Hello everyone! I am presently the owner of a SFH rental property in Long Beach, CA. I was fortunate enough to purchase it about a decade ago at the bottom of the recession and it was my primary residence until about ...
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Ok. I'm reading Craig Curelop's house hacking strategy book (just started). I know I will be using at least two hacks but I am curious about other Investor's hacking stories.
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I'm at ground zero when It comes to real estate investing. I'm 23 and just trying to find a basis for where to start. The goals is to flip houses but also create a portfolio of rental properties. Also open to learni...
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Hello BP Community!I am a newbie in the BP world but I am extremely excited to be here to grow as an individual and build long lasting connections. I have been working in the Real Estate Investment industry for the pa...
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Hello, everyone! I promise I'll try to make this introduction short! I found BiggerPockets from reading "The Book on Investing In Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down: Real Life Strategies for Investing in Real Es...
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I'm making a very solid income at the age of 21 - about $6k/month with about $1500/mo expenses - by the time I'm 25 I'll be bringing in about $10k/month from my business - maybe more, but I estimate conservatively.
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I'm looking to buy some more books, as uneducated as I am I LOVE to read A LOT.
I just finished up reading Conversations with Millionaires by Mike Litman. Super cool book! It's the actual transcripts from his radio ...