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Hey guys looking for some feedback here. Looking at buying first STR that also be used as a vacation spot for my family. 2 questions here 1: how is Blueridge market currently doing? Looking for a 3/3 or 4/3. I have no...
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Hi BP folks,
My husband is in the military and we are planning to begin our real estate investing endeavors with an owner occupied multi family unit somewhere in East bay (Bay Area, CA). Assuming, of course, that I c...
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Having been in San Diego my entire life I am perplexed by the rapid growth over the last year. Hot does not even begin to describe it. My daughter is interested in buying. I understand that it is a sellers market. The...
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Hey Everyone,Ryan here, a new Tampa REI looking to expand my scope and see if anyone is willing to share some info on the Lakeland area and I-4 corridor? I have been researching Southwest Lakeland and trying to unders...
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Hey All- I own a small apartment complex in a two entity LLC and am wondering what the tax implications are for a cash out refinance. I have done a lot of these for my own portfolio, but am wondering if the tax impl...
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I wanted to post a newer post about FortuneBuilders three-day weekend since I see posts that are five years old and could not find more recent posts to add my experience. I wrote down my disappointed thoughts in my e...
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Hello BP Community,My wife and I are newer to Bigger Pockets, joined in December of 2015, and love it so far. We found BiggerPockets.com by accident searching on Google. We are from San Jose, CA and became intereste...
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Hi everyone! I just want to introduce myself here. I'm Christopher, and I'm a relatively new investor and landlord in Framingham, which is about 25 miles west of Boston. My girlfriend and I purchased a 3 family hou...
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I am a virgin investor. The only real estate experience i have is the purchase of my personal residence and I have excellent credit. I want to purchase a rental property and become a landlord but i would like to know...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community,Just a quick note to introduce myself: I'm a new investor in the Chicago area, and I'm eager to connect with folks on BP, learn from the forums, and jump into the world of real estate i...