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I am new to Bigger Pockets and I want to first learn to "Wholesale" and build some cash reserves to start flipping, and then on to long term rentals.I have a lot of learning, but I am willing to do the work and over c...
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I am enthralled with becoming a Real Estate Investor and would really like to find a REI mentor or someone who I can "shadow", as a way to gain practical knowledge to partner with the info I've gotten from this forum ...
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I joined BiggerPockets as a Pro member this week. Basically, I'm a newbie in Oxon Hill, Maryland. If you don't know where this is, it borders both Washington, DC and Northern Virginia. The Potomac River pretty much...
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Hi BP Family, I am putting together a list of Fears/Worries around RE for a presentation I am doing. Last summer I met a gentleman who told me he was worried about the RE market in Canada and US and so liquidated all ...
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I've been wholesaling in the Charleston, SC area for about two years now and I'm ready to start flipping myself. I know I'm going to use a private lender to finance the purchase and rehab work, but now I'm getting hu...
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All Las Vegas MGM casinos and hotels to temporarily close Tuesday. [https://www.reviewjournal.com/...]The Sahara and Caesar's have already begun layoffs, as of today (3/16/2020). [https://www.reviewjournal.com/...][h...
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As I was sending a carefully worded text message to a tenant today and I got to thinking about how much the fear of lawsuits impacts my daily decisions. From driving my crappiest car to see a tenant or adding "this is...
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Hi all, My name is Jordan and I am very interested in real estate investing but have a small amount of money/knowledge. I recently started my career as a FireFighter/Paramedic--and unfortunately, I don't make much mon...
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I'd like to start an open discussion on a topic that is near and dear to my heart: fear of risk. I have struggled with this my whole life, and am kinda getting sick of this fear I have, so I've been taking steady step...
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I’m trying to make a decision on how to get started in buying the first investment deal. I have a $130k paid in full personal home and I’m nervous about putting my home at risk by leveraging it if I have a deal go wro...