I unfortunately hired a contractor for a house I just started rehabbing and he sounded really good! He came in with all sorts of experience ace telling me how great his work is. The project started and from day one...
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Hi everyone,Posting a newbie question here, but wanted to get your opinions since I joined BP last week and I am still at the books/webinars research phase. I'm currently in Los Angeles (Century City/Beverly Hills ar...
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Hello all,I'm active duty currently living in San Diego, CA with my husband. At the end of this year, we're planning on buying in either Denton or Plano (or Richardson) due to the location of UNT and University of Tex...
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Say someone has tons of student loan debt, no savings, only asset being a 10 year old car worth $3,000, damaged credit due to some student loans in collections because salaries didn't match debt over time and couldn't...
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This is my first post and before I continue, I'd like to thank the BP community for their extreme awesomeness. I have learned a lot in an incredibly short time - 3 weeks - and I see no end in sight for learning much m...
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Dear BiggerPockets Family;I am relatively new to this site and still learning the basics of it all, but after listening to many of the podcasts, I kept hearing Brandon talk about posting on here as a great way to get ...
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I'm just starting to invest in real estate and am wondering if I should just take the 23K to roll into a self-directed IRA or the +18K and use to fund my LLC for real estate after tax withholding? I'm finding that pu...
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Hi.
I need some help in my clarity. I have been educating myself for about a year and investing for about 6 months. I have been analyzing some deals and have already walked away from ONE 11 unit apartment building th...
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Isn't this surprising out of a Chicago politician? The administration refuses to release data on the "success" of the program, but is telling congress it needs more funding.
I don't know about yo...
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This question is geared towards experienced RE investors:
Based on all the knowledge you have acquired up to this point, what would be your strategy for getting started in the real estate investment business with no ...