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Howdy, I'm a young locomotive engineer looking to get started investing in RE as soon as my lifestyle becomes less nomadic here in the coming year and just enjoying soaking up all the knowledge available on BP especia...
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I'll go first.....1. THE UNPREDICTABLE WORKLOAD Am I the only one who is experiencing this? I keep a consistent schedule but theirs always something new that pops up. What are your thoughts?
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What are some reasons you feel people get into real estate investing in the first place? What keeps them doing it?
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Hey Folks - my name is Adam Roberts, and I'm new to the world of real estate investing after spending the first 8 years of my young career working in the aerospace industry (manufacturing). After realizing that worki...
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Austin is No. 1, rising from sixth place a year ago to first in overall real estate prospects and from fourth to 1stt place in local expectation of investor demand in 2020. In identifying Austin as a top-tier city sev...
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Hi! My name is Joe Williams and I'm a not-so-new forum member from the quaint town of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. As I've been lurking the forums for nearly a year and listening to the podcasts religiously, I figured it ...
Hi all!I am an ER doc looking for a change!My wife and I are exploring all the options about where to relocate! We love NYC but we are due for a change of pace, and a change of scenery. Also, NYC isn't the best place ...
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Hey everyone, my name is Brandon, and it's great to be here! I'm really looking forward to learning a lot, to meet some great people, and to change my life. From 2004 until 2012 I taught English as a second language ...
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HelloI just took the Mobile Home park boot camp and I cannot say enough good things. My cousin and I want to passively invest in mobile home parks. We are too busy to run them ourselves. Can someone give me an idea...
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So I had a windfall and can sort of "semi retire" with a part time low stress job. Part of me is considering buying more real estate though. I like the idea of being involved with and affecting the world. But the othe...