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Hello! My name is Lynn and I am new to Bigger Pockets. I'm in the midst of educating myself on real estate investing and my goal is to pursue rentals and flips close to my home in the Chicago suburbs. I figured in a f...
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I just posted a message in our blog about communities in decline or expansion, and wanted to see what our members think of their own communities.
Where do you live, and is your community growing or declining?
Also -...
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My parents purchased some farmland in Blakely Georgia 10 years ago, with the intention to eventually retire and live there. I have been pestering them to do something with it to generate income. They were leasing 8...
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When I have to ask this question on BP it's time to find a new accountant. LOL. I will get my first 1099 from Airbnb this year. Do those numbers get transferred to a schedule E or am I actually paying regular old 1099...
Hey my name is Juan and Im from Bogota, Colombia. I found de BP Podcast because I want to start investing in real estate. Anyone from Bogota in the group? I would like to discuss the market down here. Also congrats fo...
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I'm a broker in the Fort Bragg area in North Carolina. It's an opportune area for investing and we've seen out of state owners bringing more money in over the last few years. Particularly, people go crazy over multi...
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Does anyone have experience owning property in France? My sister in law is looking into it and asked me for advice, but I know very little about the process of buying and selling in France as an American. She’s been l...
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Where would you say are the hot places to buy rental property right now? I’ve heard a lot about Louisville Kentucky and Indianapolis.
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I'm curious what people's thoughts are on this topic. As an active military member, do you choose to buy or rent when you PCS to an expensive duty station? And why do you choose that option? Let's use San Diego (since...
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Hello,
I've narrowed my search down to Las Vegas and was able to work out a loan. I want to buy a SFR for about 120k as an investment property and put down 60k. I want a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom. I want to know if this ...