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Hello Everyone, My husband and I are considering joining Palak Shah's 3-month cohort portfolio program. Her program teaches you how to invest in Real Estate using her blueprint for value-add investing strategy also kn...
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Athe end of the year, I'm quitting my job and booking a 1-way ticket overseas. I'm going to try to freelance and make some money while traveling to make this as sustainable as possible for a long period of time (proba...
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Hello,I'm new to BiggerPockets but have found it very educating thus far as I get started in the REI world. I'm a Los Angeles native looking to invest in out of state income properties, and hopefully, build a portfoli...
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I know this topic has been discussed quite a bit but I think my angle is a little different. I haven't read all the previous posts so maybe not.I have already purchased and have been studying my Kaplan home study mat...
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I’m currently 18yrs old and reside in the Bay Area. I’ve been stuck in a state of confusion as of late just due to not knowing where to invest, I started off wanting to invest locally and I quickly seen that wasn’t a ...