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I'm Val, and my husband is Tanner. We currently live outside of Rockford, IL. I'm originally from central WI, and Tanner was raised around here. Tanner has allowed me to be a stay at home mommy for ou...
I am so excited to be joining a network of amazing individuals who are so passionate about real estate and investing and I am eager to learn as much as I can. My name is Jonathan and I grew up in a small town in the N...
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I have read a lot on here and done a ton of research, but I still have lingering questions and I want to make the right next steps. Over the past 4 years, I have been working towards being a full-time real estate inv...
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Hi everyone. My name is Mark and I'm excited to be part of this community! I am new to real estate investing and it has become my recent passion. I decided to pursue real estate investing because my wife and I want to...
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Hello Bigger Pockets! I am very excited to join such a wonderful community of people. After joining some other forums that primarily promoted guru after guru it was refreshing to find BP. I was looking for a way to co...
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So I just closed on another rental property and was over there doing some rehab earlier today.
As I was hauling some old rolls of carpet out to the dumpster I noticed this cute squirrel that was sitting on the front ...
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I've heard the horror stories from landlords about how the tenant they were evicting poured cement down the toilet, played hammer darts in every room, ripped out the copper, or left piles of garbage for the landlord t...
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Dear BP members, I am interested in buying farmland. I have someone who will manage the property for me, and he will be partnering with me on raising cattle. I have never bought farmland. What are the things I should ...
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Buying an older place that doesn't currently have carpet. If I allow pets, what damage could they still do from a smell perspective? Is it easier to clean the house after they move out if there isn't carpet?
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Hello!I'll try to make this short... I bought a primary in 2013 for 175k before the boom in Northern Colorado, which is now a rental. The mortgage is $1000 and it rents for $1650. Because we lived it two of the last f...