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Hello all. My name is Gary and I currently reside just outside of Detroit. A little background: I grew up 45 minutes outside of Detroit and have owned (personal) homes north of Grand Rapids and now on the far east ...
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Hi All,
I know for a lot of people in the STR game, Cash flow, ROI, and W-2 freedom are the key focus, but I am curious what the bigger WHY is for folks outside of those things?
I am trying to narrow down my big why...
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For the money that my wife and I have spent in the past two months, I could have bought a brand new truck, or bought a the camper that we have wanted for a long time. Or an awesome hot tub, which would make my back p...
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hello bp, I really want to get into real estate investing. I would say that I know a decent bit from research but no street experience. I just finished my real estate licensing course.I have been offered a job. It pay...
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Hi All,
I'm looking to start investing in buy and hold properties in North Carolina, particularly the Raleigh or Greensboro areas. This would be a long distance endeavor, as I live on the west coast. Why North Caroli...
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Hey BP Community - Hope everybody out there is doing well! Just finally getting around to giving my official "New Member Introduction", though I've had the chance to connect with a number of people on here in the past...
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Fellow investors, It has come to my attention that there are more and more people showing up on BP who live here in Okinawa or Japan. To the best of my knowledge there are currently no local real estate investors who...
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Hello! I'm thoroughly enjoying the podcasts. I'm fortunate to enjoy running my own successful consulting firm in a different industry. Looking to real estate to diversify, learn something new, have some fun, and of co...
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Hi, my name is Anthony Kanner and I grew up in the West LA/Santa Monica area, went to USC for undergrad, and am currently active in a family owned real estate investment company. I am also an investment real estate...
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I am new to BP website, just joined few days ago. I have enjoyed living in Miami for past 13 years. Where else can you find fabulous restaurants, great entertainment, warm weather, metropolitan culture, beautiful beac...