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Here is brief story about my first flip. My name is Dakota Coburn and I decided a few years ago that becoming a real estate investor was the right career path. I spent 12 month researching, reading, analyzing, going...
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Have been trying to do a refi with BNC - a lender from Zillow...While I thought things are going smooth, lender came and requested my ex's settlement statement...So he has a rental property where we took out the mortg...
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Hi all,
I listened to a podcast recently where the guest mentioned investing in real estate in Belize. Pair that with my desire to start over in a tropical destination (I work in IT and can work anywhere) and I start...
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Howdy Folks!I'm new to the BP community and I'm excited to be here! I'm a real estate fanatic. But now that I'm middle-aged (40), I'd like to simplify life. San Francisco has had a great rocket ship like run and I'm ...
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I am currently liquidating my portfolio, which formerly held my rentals. I was able to package three of them in one deal, which ended up breaking even/not profitable (A little bummed on this one since I think the buye...
There's an old saying in the writing business: "The only people making money in the writing business are those who are teaching people how to make money in the writing business."
As I look around the current REI land...
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I own a three-unit in Chicago which has strict regulations about accepting security deposits therefore I've recently started doing non-refundable move-in fees as most landlords do here. I have a tenant that was great ...
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So I discovered Biggerpockets about 9 months ago, and because I live in nyc I read the out of state investing book by David greene. Now I feel like even though I understand using a team to help build your portfolio I ...