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I went to school and earned two engineering degrees (BS and MS). Then, being the glutton for punishment I am, I continued on to law school. This was not a series of random choices. Rather, there was a method to the ma...
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Hello BP community,I'm a 29 year old lobsterman from midcoast Maine, with an addiction to traveling on sailboats. Two years ago I sailed my 40 foot boat down to the Bahamas for the winter and that experience changed ...
I work 50-60 hours a week as a construction manager for a large company in NYC, but I want to run my own business doing flips and BRRR in northern or central NJ. What is your advice for shrinking my expenses and rais...
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Hi everyone,I am hitting the new member trifecta today. I am new to real estate investing, Biggerpockets, and Kansas City (I’ve been living here for over 4 hours now!) I’ve spent the past two years working as a struct...
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Hello BP, what are your book recommendations? It doesn't have to be real estate if it's a really good book that will help out in some other way.In the past couple months I've read "The book on investing in real estate...
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Hi guys and gals, My wife and I have accumulated ~$160K over the last two years. All liquid but half ($80K) is in Stocks and ETF's right now so not crazy about pulling it out with the market down so much. We are looki...
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I'm an international investor from Australia, I purchased my first ever note in November 2015. It was a non performing first mortgage with an UPB of 116k, secured by a triplex in Luzerne County, PA. It was in the fina...
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Has anybody used Podio for their CRM?
I'm trying to find a way to efficiently manage my leads and came across Podio. It's free, which is great, but you need to completely customize it from scratch and before ...
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Look to expand my portfolio. Have experience in triplex properties. I am looking to scale up and invest into 5 to 9 unit properties. Looking to make a smart choice when it come to lending options. Can someone explain ...
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Hi Everyone!I am working on a project and I am interested in hearing from all who have achieved financial freedom from real estate. - What are your ultimate goals/What else do you want to accomplish?- How do you spend...