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Hey, y’all! 👋🏼 I’m Kimberly. My husband & I live between 2 homes: a family farm outside Galesburg IL (45 mins south of the QC), and a historic home (c. 1841) in Burlington IA…right on the Mississippi River (5 mins...
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Hello everyone! My name is Kerry Smith, and I am a beginner real estate investor. First, let me say thank you to the Bigger Pockets community! Just in the few days that I have been a member of the site, I have a...
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Networking in real estate is often the key to success. Most investors, despite what asset class they invest in or business model they ...
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Hi BPM(Big Pocket Members)!
I have a thought I'd like to run by you all to see if you think it's actually doable.
I have a goal of having 1,000 rental property's here in Oklahoma in the next 25 years.
Here's the...
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Hey everyone...I hope this finds you well.
I'm currently trying to come up with a name for my company. On the one hand, I want it to be classy and professional so something like XYZ HOMES or XYZ INVESTMENTS. ...
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Ladies and Gents,We don't do too many deals, but when @Sam Grooms and I do a deal, it's something special.Today we closed on 117-unit in Phoenix's South Mountain neighborhood. The complex is named South Mountain Squar...
I want to make sure when I'm buying rental properties, that they can remain profitable in any market. I ignore the possibility of the value of the property increasing, I only am going to make decisions based on payin...
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I live in Pasadena, CA but invest out-of-state because I like the idea of my properties cash-flowing and not having to rely on appreciation. I now purchase multiple properties a week but it was really hard getting to...
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I have listened to every BP podcast and many of REI experts talk about the 65% (or slightly higher in some areas) of ARV formula for determining if a property can be a successful flip. My question is if people would ...
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What do you think is the SINGLE most dangerous pitfall for real estate investors (decisions, thoughts, habits, personality flaws, beliefs, behaviors, etc.)? What kinds of personal liabilities keep us from being succes...