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Hello fellow BP'ers. Recently I have bought a duplex in Madison WI as my first investment and am looking to keep the train rolling. I work a lot of hours at my job and I have eliminated most expenses in my life. I hav...
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Hey there Bigger Pockets community. I am in the final stages of closing on my first deal. It is two duplexes on one lot. The lot can be subdivided, which is my plan to add value to the properties as they could then be...
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There's a chance that I'll be closing on my first investment property within the next month! However I walked the property this morning, and I discovered that the conversion of the open-air carport area into an enclo...
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Hey guys.I just got my first house under contract (!!!) and I'm equal parts excited and terrified. As a result, I'm turning to the Bigger Pockets community in the hopes that I can get some outside opinions on what the...
hi everybody As a real estate investor I am looking for properties in Baltimore. I am looking for properties to improve and sell them afterwards.I would be happy to get an opinion on which areas to buy and invest in, ...
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Quick question for you guys.. I have a tenant in Milwaukee, Wi that just let me know through a text that she will be late on her $450 rent payment for August. She hasn't been late since I took it over (4 months ago), ...
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While replying to another thread about family size, I was reminded of two separate incidents regarding size of another nature.The first was a few years ago when I showed a vacant 2BR/1BA house to woman who had called ...
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Hey BP!So In my continued research into real estate investing, I came across Turnkey Investing. They offer a lot of positives for the investor who is just starting out or is looking into part-time investing. I know ac...
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While cashflow is key to keep the property safely under control, I seem to find that the larger returns for our portfolio to date come from strategic growth of equity. My wife and I are still fairly small in our inves...
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This is one of the most challenging things when you are new to real estate investing or BiggerPockets. Social media makes it look like everyone is an expert, but we all know that is false. Regarding the forums, it can...