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Hello everyone! As an active duty service member, I am looking to get in to real estate investing. I would love to gather any advice or words of wisdom from anyone who has started investing in real estate while still ...
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Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...
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Has anyone used the hard money lending company, 'Do Hard Money' before? Is it standard for HMLs to ask for a one-time deposit of $3000 that includes: 1) evaluators going out to property to determine whether it's a go...
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Happy New Year! I am surprised I haven't seen any forum activity yet on Engelo Rumora's recently published book The Raw Truth to Success In Real Estate, available on Amazon. I'm going to post the sections of the book ...
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Good Evening BP,
I'm new to the site and to long distance real estate investing. I've been trying to come up with a market that has the best of both worlds, cash flow and appreciation. Every time I make a decision, I...
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Hello Bigger Pockets world! My wife and I are new to investing, and we are looking to invest long distance in Baltimore, MD. We are looking for advice for long distance investing from experienced investors, any guid...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Family!
I am living in the California Bay Area, and looking for guidance on a starting point for out of state rental property investing. I have struggled between a single-family and a duplex and ...
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Hi Biggerpocket!
I have an out of state investor reside in CA now have a property might very likely get under contract. I'm in Atlanta and the property is in Atlanta GA as well. He just expressed he doesn't want to m...
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Im newbie in real estate investing. I’m living in Bay Area where finding deals that generate cashflow is impossible. Any advice where to invest?