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What are the criteria that people consider when deciding where to invest? It seems that it often comes down to comfort level and familiarity with markets. I am comfortable with in-person property searching but have no...
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Hello All,
My name is Laretta Young and I currently reside in Los Angeles, CA. I am new to real estate and am excited to be a part of the BP community. I look forward to networking and building relationships here. ...
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Hello my name is Torey and I am new to Bigger pockets. I am also new to investing in Real Estate. I am a small business owner in the Sacramento Ca, area and am looking to build a rental portfolio to help with retireme...
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hi -Recently, I found out about tax appeal for my properties (thanks CC Wong). I wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations as a start to find an attorney. Thanks
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Hello everyone,
I've been listening to every podcast and pouring over the forums voraciously!
My husband and I are from Alaska and in the process of closing on our VERY first investment rental sometime in July so ev...
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Hello Family,I’m an new investor interested in acquiring rentals from out of state, specifically properties in Memphis, TN from Denver, CO. I have the hustle to make it happen because I’m hungry but not the knowledge ...
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Hello everyone! My name is Neill and I'm a tenderfoot in this real estate investing. I reside in Encinitas, CA which is a little town in San Diego County. Currently I own two single-family properties in Chicago and...
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I'm hoping to purchase my first investment in the next few months and I'm looking at online auction properties. My first purchase will most likely be sight-unseen, other than the pictures on the listing. Very scary,...
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I live in the Miami area but do not invest here...and shamefully haven't learned much about the market whatsoever. So here I am with a very basic question:What are the popular submarkets you would recommend for long d...
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My name is Breanna Neal (Bre for short) and I am a newbie to the real estate realm. I would love to network with some experienced residential and/commercial investors near Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Buffalo, or Pit...