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Hello! My name is Sean and I'm from Spokane, Wa. A little about my history; I partnered with a friend back in 2007 with the intention to do house flipping. Together, with cosigning with his wife, she and I closed on a...

Hey everyone! I’m completely new to this and I’m trying to soak in as much advice and knowledge as possible. I’m a firefighter by trade and I’ve got a decent amount of experience doing house renovations on my own home...

Hello my name is Anthony and I am 25 years old.  I have lived in the greater Seattle area for pretty much my whole life and now I am interested in investing in some real estate.  My annual income is ~$70k and I have ~...

Hi Biggerpocketers!I'm a relatively new REI that started my buy/hold adventure about 1.5 years ago.  I caught the real estate bug and caught the tail end of the great recession in 2013 and bought 6 doors (4 SFR, 1 dup...

Its been about a year now when I decided to take a serious look into real estate investing. Stumbled upon this community and decided to dedicate my time outside of work to educating myself on this venture. At the begi...

Newbie here with zero real estate investing experience. I am interested in getting started, but wasn't sure if it was a bad time to buy my first property because prices are high right now in the overall market. My pla...

Hello investors !I am new to the real estate industry and new on BiggerPockets. I’m currently reading all the BiggerPockets books and listening to the podcasts. I really want to have a strong education before starting...

I have two passions one is the study and practiceof Natural Health and the pursuit of "total body Health". The other is developing financial independence utilizing the best investment vehicle there is - Real Estate....

This is story about following your heart and being true to yourself despite what other people think.I am an interior designer. I have my own business. I started out in the architectural field and moved over to interi...