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DC Metro based and trying to invest close to home. Cash flow is hard to get in this HCOL area and appreciation is not a given at this point in the cycle. Buying an off-HOA house and AirBnB'ing it looks like an attract...
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Parents, what do you do to teach your children about real estate investing?
I have a 5 year old daughter who is interested in “fixing houses with Dad” As we all know, fixing houses is only half the fun. The other pa...
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Hello BP,My name is Hugo, and I reside in Little Elm, Texas, about 30-45 mins from Dallas. I wanted to take some time to introduce myself to you all. I guess I'll start with a little information about me. My current o...
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Hey everyone! My name is Nick Icard and I’m a newbie here at BiggerPockets looking for some advice. I am a 22 year-old soon to be college graduate (May 2021) with $10-$12k. I’ve been trying to decide what my first ste...
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Hello All,First time poster, just getting into RE investing. Wanted to pose a scenario to get your thoughts if you don’t mind. Thanks for reading.SHORT STORY: Bought a 2 bed/2 bath condo 5 years ago. Looking to rent o...
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Hi,I am considering investing in my first rental buy-and-hold property here in Houston. I live in the Houston suburbs so naturally started looking here first. With the market recovery, it seems most of the properties ...
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Hi,I am considering investing in my first rental buy-and-hold property here in Houston. I live in the Houston suburbs so naturally started looking here first. With the market recovery, it seems most of the properties ...
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Hello everyone! Frank Serrano here, a Software Developer looking to park his extra income in rental properties. I have lived in and around Chicago all my life and am looking to pick up some properties in the nearby su...
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What to do, what to do?You may have read my previous posts (blogs) and know that my main goal was to stop growing and pay off debt, but now that we just got a little cash from a rent-to-own deal we did, I am questioni...
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Daughter: 26yo and earns >100k/yr and, historically, has rolled her eyes when I mention the phrase "real estate". Me: Old, RE is a side gig, transitioning from hands-on RE investing to minimal-effort cash flow, sel...