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Hello Everyone!,New to the Bigger Pockets network, but looking forward to digging through the wealth of knowledge on this forum. My names David Welch, I live in the Grand Rapids Area and work a full time non real-esta...
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Hello, I am writing this in hopes of getting in touch with a few people in the local area or hoping that there is a REI group that gets together. I just moved up to Michigan from Indiana. I work in the Greater Lansing...
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Interesting article. http://www.worldpropertyjournal.com/real-estate-ne...I'm hearing about rapid price rises in some markets, such as FL, parts of CA of course, and I know in our market, prices on our properties are ...
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I have recently been trying to get my first investing opportunity and looking for ways to creatively finance homes. However, as the Atlanta market is moving westside, do you think Bankhead/Vine City is a good investme...
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Hello, my name is Garrett Pickering. I made an account on Bigger Pockets hoping to meet new people and network while I begin my journey in real estate. I am 19 years old and I want to go into real estate investment, a...
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So I always thrived on having good credit.. I use credit karma and I go to the major company sites to view my score. I applied for a mortgage for SOFI they sent me a letter with my credit score got sent. My credit s...
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"Recession-durable RE investing for non-accredited investors" How do you defend against recessions, without sacrificing ambition? What are your favorite loan products and LLC strategies to optimize scaling in times of...
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If I want to apply for a HELOC I need the value of my home to go up. How much time does it take?
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I know this subject has been discussed before, but the threads were relatively old. We are in Washington State and so far I've found one local bank that is willing to offer a line of credit on my two rentals. We have ...