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I made the leap and invested in my first property in October of this year. My plan is to live in this home for a year, to satisfy mortgage requirements, then rent it out. I still own my previous home that I am plan...
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I might be selling a website and will have around $700k to invest. I'm not an active real estate investor but I've been learning about it over the past few years. If I sell this website I will be getting a lump sum an...
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Hello BP! I've been a pro member for about 6 months now and am proud to announce that I have officially closed on my first deal - a duplex! The gameplan for this thread is to chronicle my progress through the rehab,...
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Hey Everyone,
I have an opportunity to become a student for a Real Estate Investing company and I'm not sure yet if I should buy into it. The program is called Freedom Mentor and the main coach is Phil Pustej...
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Rent growth has not kept the pace of home appreciation. - In the largest 588 cities in the U.S., the average (unweighted) cash-on-cash return is -6.5%. - Since the Great Recession 10 years ago, you got a growth rate o...
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Has anyone borrowed from their life insurance policy or used it as collateral to invest? I've had a few people that said this is a great strategy and to make sure I have the policy setup correctly. Working on getting ...
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Good evening all, Just trying to get a conversation started about why others have given up in the past. I know many people who are interested in real estate, some pursue it, but many many decide not to do it after a...
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Do any seasoned landlords out there have any advice on how they’d handle this situation? Truth is, I hear from these tenants about once a month or so, maybe less, for stuff like this. With 1 or 2 properties, stuff l...
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I was listening to the podcast where Josh and Brandon were talking about investing rules, the 2% rule seems rather unrealistic. Is anyone actually acheiving that?
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Last year, I shared my story here on BP . Please read for more background info. @Chris Lemire and I are here to give you guys an update!
Our progression:
June 2015 - 50k in debt. joined Biggerpockets. Started learni...