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Hello from California. I am a retired Army vet looking to dive into real estate investing. I've thought about it for quite some time but didn't decide to really give a it a shot until a friend of mine talked me into i...
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Are there differences to consider when house hacking in a high-cost area versus house hacking in a low-cost area? Does this change depending on whether or not I make a 20% downpayment?
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While I don't want to be over-complicating things, I did want to make sure that I was doing the right thing (so I don't get dinged by the IRS, or worse... a LAWSUIT). My company, as you can see below, is Capitol Wealt...
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👉👉One of the biggest lessons I've learned over the last ten years.💰Money is NOT what we should be chasing.🏁Money is the RESULT and BYPRODUCT Of us doing the right👍 things, consistently,For 🫵OURSELVES, our bodies and 🧠...
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Hello everyone, my name is Jake. I am active duty Navy and live in San Diego, CA. I was fortunate enough to buy a home in SD California in February of 2020. I purchased a 3/2 SFH for 490k and the Zestimate is current...
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I recently had the pleasure of helping my good friend and client Anwar purchase a house about 10 minutes away from Uptown Charlotte and 5 minutes away from Noda. He wanted to house-hack his house by renting the extra ...
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Hello BP’ers,
I’m new to BP but not entirely new to REI. I’ve owned rentals and vacation property but lost it all in an ugly divorce. I’m now 48 years old and starting over with not a lot in the bank. I hear a lot ...
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Hello, I’m 32, married, and a father of two girl under 5 and I am at square 1. I currently live in Louisiana but am moving to Anne Arundel County, Maryland in 3 months. I’ve wanted own rental property for years. My...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,My name is Brian, currently located in Los Angeles, and I am interested in learning more about real estate. I have hopes of becoming an investor and would love to have some rental propert...
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Hello real estate community .I’m looking to expand my small portfolio of 3 doors. After listening to podcasts and talking to people , it made me feel that Apartment buildings is pretty solid wealth building tool. I wo...