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I had a lengthy post about the story of gentrification in west Oakland two days ago, and you can see that here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/193883-the-story-of-gentrification-part-1-how-to-spot-it ....
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hi all, I raised this question before but likely didn't convey or paint the picture of my question as clearly as I would have liked, so I'm trying again in hopes of quality replies to my question. A common strategy fo...
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I bought a duplex as my first investment property and to house hack. My husband and I are doing most of the work on our own and we are learning a ton.My plan was to replace the carpet and sheet vinyl to LVP throughout...
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Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with a real estate mentoring program from 'innovative investors' ? The owners(Darius Askaripour and Hugo Ramirez) claim to fame is 'direct accessibility' and small grou...
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I got into a heated debate with a close friend on where we see the real estate agent in the next 10-20 years. It started as a question from my friend, " would you encourage your daughter to get into real estate when s...
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Hi all. I would love some input from you seasoned RE investors. Part of my character is to question what I'm doing as much as possible.
On many articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, forums,... I see investors talkin...
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Good afternoon everyone!My name is Brian and I joined this forum per the advice of my investment partner. BLUF: I want to retire from my government job and move back to KC in 3 years. My investment partner and I will ...
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Hello, BP community!Slightly delayed introduction here, but better late than never. I am Aaron (also go by Yichan) and currently live in Los Angeles, CA. My passion has been cars, thus finding my way around to my curr...
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Hi BiggerPockets! I’m brand new to real-estate investing. I want to buy my first rental property this summer, with a goal of making $200k/year in net cash flow within the next 4 – 6 years.
I’m currently looking to ...
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In advance, let me say thank you for the feedback. I'd love the good and the bad. Balance out my expectations if parts of it also look particularly good! Thanks to @RyanMoeller for the template from his post here. ...