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Honest question, why lockup your money in real estate when over the past decade crypto (bitcoin) has better returns and you can now earn passive income and are much more liquid than buying a home? I am moving more an...
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Hello BP,I started my real estate investment career a little over a year ago. I bought my first three properties within two months of each other. Two of these were turn key rentals and the other was a rental rehab tha...
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I wanted to address this to educate people who have been mislead by the financial services industry...not just Dave Ramsey Step 7 - Build wealth and give. This is where he want's you to "invest in mutual funds," and...
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Hello and welcome to our community! 👋👋👋Next step: After uploading a profile pic, kindly introduce yourself here!
1. 🌎 Where you’re based + where you (hope to) invest
2. 💫 What your goals are with joining BiggerPock...
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The reason why this industry brings some of the best and brightest is that is so dynamic, no changes in the market are in a vacuum. Clients that are expecting rates to slip, a sentiment that I agree with, are missing...
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So I'm a fan of MF investing.. I've been looking at traditional financing with 25% down (it sucks I know but I've saved and don't know of better options currently) and I've even considered going FHA at 3% IF I could f...
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I just finished reading one of the most incredible and shocking articles for the real estate investing industry. It is about a "professional tenant" (read: dirtbag) who may just be the worst there is.
If you are a c...
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His exact words....'Don't F@#$*&G do it!!!!!!'. I am very confused now. I have been researching/reading books, blogs, podcasts, anything I can find about real estate investing over the last month or so, trying t...
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I see so many comments that tile showers are better than shower inserts.For ease of installation as well as cleaning and mold/mildew resistance, I like a shower insert better. While I'm taking a shower, I don't look a...