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Hey everyone,
As 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to share my experience managing a 3-flat in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago during my first year as a landlord. It’s been a wild ride—full of challenges, lesson...
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Hello - Looking to buy my first multi-family home in Cincinnati and perform a house hack to start my career in real estate. A lot of the multi-family homes I'm finding were built in the 1960s or even earlier. Is this ...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Friends. I am moving to Milwaukee and have 30,000$ to invest and am looking to buy my first property. I am Just out of college, will be making salary and have no debt. Any good plays? Or anyone in t...
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Hi everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself to the community. My name is Steven, I am located in Edmonton, Alberta. Currently, I have one STR through Airbnb which is doing fairly well and looking to purchase my fir...
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I’d like to begin my real estate investing career in 2025. I’ve recently finished reading J Scott’s “The Book On Flipping Houses” and found it to be extremely helpful in understanding most aspects of a fix and flip pr...
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I've been here listening and reading things on BiggerPockets for a few years now.
In December 2018 I finally decided to pull the trigger and buy my first house. I bought the house with the intention of turning it ...
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Good Afternoon, I am new to the field but very interested an eager to learn! I believe I have great ideas, an the area I am in offers very good opportunities. Just not sure where or how to start. I’m sure getting my f...
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Hey guys, I am new to the Bigger Pockets page but have been listening to the podcasts for a while now. This is my first post on the website and I am hoping it goes well. I am 18 years old, in college with a part-time ...
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I have been toiling over investing in DST 1031 Exchange vs cashing out by paying capital gains. I have read many DST PPM's and have come to conclusion the Sponsors are the only one that can reliably profit from these ...
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Hi,I am currently in attorney review on a 4 bedroom multifamily home. I am purchasing through a 203k reno loan and I have heard these can be a tricky loan to navigate. I have heard HUD inspections, getting certified...