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Hello BP community, My name's Terence (Terry) Eng I'm a software engineer by day and I'm looking to join the ranks of the many successful BP members in this Real Estate game. I've stumbled upon BP about 7 months ago ...
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am 28yrs old in LA working in marketing. Right now I have about $20k in a high yield online savings and money market, and not exactly sure which I should focus on more - paying off student loans, saving to buy a h...
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I am considering buying my first rental property and wanted some feedback from people that have done it before. Feel free to tell me it’s a bad idea, give advice, encourage, or tell me your process. Everything helps. ...
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I’m new here and not sure if this is the correct place to post this. Please feel free to redirect me to a different section of the site if needed.
I’ve recently been thinking of ways to utilize the market downturn b...
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Hey BP Community 👋🏼I’m a follower and consumer of Bigger Pockets knowledge. With SO many real estate investors and different methods out there, I’m getting analysis paralysis on my next moves. So far, I’ve purchased a...
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I am considering a self directed IRA. Has anyone worked with BuyPD, Am Estate and Trust and Accuplan? I also talked to IRA Financial Group in NY but they do not work as custodians'. Is a custodian required?
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Hi BP community,I wanted to share our most recent purchase, a 146 unit mom and pop in Knoxville, TN that we bought in house. For all of you investors out there who say the market is overpriced, you are right. And for ...
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I am at a crossroads and need some advice.
My goal is to have enough income from my rentals to quit my job and manage full time. I think I am about 7-10 more houses away from acheiving this goal. Currently I have 9 re...
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It's been way too long since I last posted on here. I've been really slammed with my day job, kids, life, etc, but have also managed to keep myself busy picking up a few more units, and am about to close on units 8, 9...
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Just getting my REI business launched and one of the goals is to acquire Buy/Hold property under our LLC (We want the property deeds under our LLC name for personal asset protection)
We have sources of short ...