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Dear Bigger Pockets Community,I am a first time home buyer that has almost officially survived the crazy Denver housing market. I have been looking to buy my first home for over a year, and have been beat out on house...
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Well sort of. I have to pay back taxes of $20k and about $1k in back water. And, yes it needs a full rehab but if I did my numbers right after all is said and done I'll be sitting pretty. I close this week so once I d...
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I was discussing with a co-worker the other day and he asked me " If you had a million dollars cash, would you still buy real estate?"What do you say?
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So how much longer can this boom continue around here? I live in Palo Alto, where I have my main residence. I own rental properties in San Mateo, Foster City and East Palo Alto. The one in East Palo Alto I only pur...
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Hi there! My first blog post! :) I'm new to BP -- just started learning more about real estate investments. I had picked up Rich Dad Poor Dad a long while back, but am now getting back to educating myself.That bei...
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Here's a report from CNN Money on flipping houses that continues the trend of media and government negativity on the housing situation:
House Flipping
Pay special attention to the reporter's remarks about flipping pl...
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I have 15 rentals in Colorado that I have bought over the last five years. Most of the houses I purchased from $80k to $130k, made repairs and rented for $1,200 to $1,600 a month. I looked at my last couple of purchas...
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This is only my second post in bigger pockets. I am a first time home buyer, and the first one to buy a house in my family. I am free of debt and after lot of hard work saved up for a downpayment. But I am still learn...