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Hey all! First time poster here so let me try and lay down the situation.
My wife and I are just beginning our real estate investing journey. We live in California so I think the opportunities are better when it's ...
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Hello BP!I just wanted to share my plan for creating an unfair advantage for myself. Another title for this post could be "From adversity to advantage"1. Become a licensed contractor. In Michigan all I have to do is t...
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I am in escrow for a Triplex in Redondo Beach California. We are contingent on the sale of our current property ( Which we have an over ask offer for.) The Triplex needs a new roof (which we have asked for a credit fo...
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Hello everyone. First time poster on Bigger Pockets and relatively new to real estate investing. Really pleased to potentially make all of your acquaintances.
I've been doing a lot of research, increasing my under...
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So here's the deal. In a few months I will be quitting my job, moving back to Orlando (A market I know very well) and using a $300,000 investment to kick start my venture in real estate. A small portion of this money ...
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HI BP, I was at a Financial College meeting with a man I've met twice. Everything was about college, until he asked, "Do you want to go to college?" I answered, saying that I knew it was a terrible investment that Im ...
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Howdy,Excited to be here. I've done a lot of reading and thinking about owning rental properties. I've owned my own home for 18 months. I'm trying to convince my wife to rent out our current place and buy another plac...
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On this forum it’s obvious that most are either investing, or want to invest, in real estate. But I often wonder, of those who invest, how many are still pumping money into Roth’s, 401k’s, and the like? I wrestle with...
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We are looking at investing in our first "buy and hold" rental property in Utah County. Our thoughts are a 3-4 bedroom single family home. Originally we were primarily looking at Lehi, Springville or Mapleton, but I a...