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My wife and I were fortunate enough to reach financial freedom just one year after making our first ever real estate investment. Here is a quick background story on our success and some tips and tricks I feel that any...
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Just thought I'd share a story for any others out there considering buying a multi-family out-of-state, sight-unseen, from another BP member who markets and manages properties.I found a deal on the BP Marketplace in t...
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While listening to Barbara Corcoran she emphasized the need to have other income while building your real estate holdings. I wonder how many actually live off rental income alone without having put in years of buildin...
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I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...
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I am really curious as to what kind of background most people were before they started working. For example, Were you in a high paying job? or did you owned a business? or were you just a college student like me who ...
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At some point in my life, I will be getting a huge inheritance. $10 million or more. How to use this in real estate? What provides the greatest returns? I know that even large firms make their greatest by purchasing v...
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I just heard of this thing called Opportunity Zones. A guy I met recently has sold his rentals this year, and is getting ready to take a tax hit. I don't know enough about Opportunity Zones to speak intelligently abou...
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Hey everyone,
I wish to move to NYC next year and want to live in Brooklyn. I currently live at home in FL and will have $25k by the time I wish to move. Using rocketmortgage as an estimate, I am able to purchase a ...
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I apologize if this topic has been addressed before .
Would love suggestions on this topic - my parents are getting to that age where their house (mortgage free) is getting to be too much for them. I'm their only ch...