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Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...
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I don't post a lot of Before & Afters here (I know people get bored of them), but this one is so nice that I wanted to give some credit where it's due...This was a three-way BiggerPockets partnership between @Todd...
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I am an engineer working 9-5 in San Jose, CA. I just started looking for cash-flow turnkeys out-of-state, really cannot find good cash-flowing investment in state near where I live. One of the markets I have looked ...
Hello fellow investors!
Hoping for some seasoned input on our current situation.
We own a duplex that we initially house hacked in. We rented the downstairs to almost cover the mortgage and lived upstairs. We had n...
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HI Everyone! I am a beginner although I've watched my dad invest in a few properties in NYC. I am looking to venture out and purchase my first rental. I am unsure if I should invest locally (within NYC) given that it ...
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I am a college student with only a couple thousand dollars in savings (and I do not have any student loans to pay off), but how could I start getting involved in real estate? I am studying for an engineering degree, s...
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Long time lurker, first time poster. Very green to real estate investing with no tangible experience, but I've a general idea of the direction I *think* I would like to go in to reach my financial freedom goals. Curre...