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Hey BiggerPockets community, I am looking to purchase my first duplex/triplex in the Naperville, Glendale Heights, and/or Downers Grove area. I am open to exploring other areas and will take any recommendations I can ...
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Looking to hear success stories and horror stories (if they're out there) regarding purchasing multi families in need of repair near colleges. My biggest fear is that you know you'll need to find tenants every year an...
Hi I'm brand new to Bigger Pockets, and real estate investing in general. I've been trying to absorb as much information as possible and I am currently listening to David Greene's book on long distance investing. I li...
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My name is David (you can call me Dave if you like). I graduated college in 2012 (dual degree Pre-Law and Africana Studies; completed in 3 years 2009-12) and for the last two years I have been teaching English in Asi...
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Hello! I am for the first time trying to do a "for sale by owner" sale to sell a family home. I posted the house to Zillow, but have not had contacts yet. I wonder if the price was just too high at first (we lowered i...
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I’ve been to a lot of real estate investing meetups and heard from a gazillion speakers. The good ones share meaningful knowledge and sometimes how they operate. I’ve struggled trying...
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Ok guys. So maybe my title is a little bit dramatic. I’ve had my rental unit listed for almost a week now. It’s gotten the most views out of other comparables in the neighborhood, few have reached out for a viewing, a...
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I have a client that I will be relinquishing a $5 million property in the next month. It is under threat of condemnation so it falls under IRC 1033 and therefore she has three years to find replacement properties and ...
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I could use some advice and some more educated critical thinking that I can provide myself, if you please. I am approaching a dead end despite educating myself in real estate investing because I am ambitious and willi...
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Has anyone heard of this company based in Tampa, FL ? Not sure if they’re legit. I searched Corporate Wiki and showed nothing. I just don’t wanna be duped by sending all my info and come to find out it’s a scam. I’m a...