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Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...
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Has anyone had success trading stock options?
If so how did you learn?
Books? Any recommendations on what ones?
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Hello everyone.
I'm 28 years old, working in the hedge fund industry in NYC and would like to start investing in real estate. I've always felt somewhat drawn to real estate ever since I was very young and am ...
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Hello everyone,My name is Ray -- I currently am located in Kent, WA just outside of Seattle working in the tech and aerospace field. I'm originally from Everett, WA and enjoy learning and trying new things like real e...
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I just wanted to open up this discussion and see how everyone feels in the Anchorage, AK community of Real Estate here on BP.It seems to me that a lot of people in the lower 48 feel a shift coming in the RE economy. P...
This is my first post, finally! I'm very impressed by this community and look forward to connecting with people. The information is overwhelming so I'm hoping for some early guidance. I would like to start my investme...
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Hello BP community! We’ve followed BiggerPockets for years and a few months ago I posted in the success story forum on how my husband and I went from complete real estate failure and debt to coming back and buying a $...
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Do any of the pros have crowdfunding sites?
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Hi, Bigger Pockets,I wanted to get some leads to some cities that could be ideal for me to move to and invest in. I currently live in Los Angeles and would really like to live somewhere different. I grew up in northwe...
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