In my field (counseling), I've been working for almost 20 years. While the salaries have been low, up until this year when things really spiked, the retirement plans and money able to be set aside was just embarrassi...
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We have pleasant, reliable, and non-complaining tenants with us for a year now, and we are thinking of extending their lease for two years instead of just one. The only disadvantage I can see here is that we may have...
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Anyone ever purchase or even bid on properties on Auction.com? If they don't sell on there to do they go to MLS? Do all properties have a reserve? What tools do you use to determine potential property value with re...
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Hi. I've been listening to the BP podcast for a couple years now and it's honestly a pretty good podcast even though after a while it gets a little repetitive. But I always enjoyed Brandon's energy and humbleness. I t...
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Okay Bigger Pockets Folks
The time has come for me to make some decisions:
My situation: I live in Sf Bay Area in California. I own two Single Family Home Rentals currently. One in California and one in Texas Both...
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Hello everyone!My name's Julian and I am a VERY new RE investor in South Eastern Washington state. I've owned a duplex for almost 4 years now and looking to continue to add to my portfolio.Even after 4 years, I still ...
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I have a different thread about whether or not Realtors are worth their commission anymore and TWICE during the discourse agents compared themselves to doctors. I have also seen this posted on various other threads o...
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I live in the NJ are and am currently a Junior in high school(16yrs). I've always planned on investing in real estate in the future but I'm getting sick of waiting so I was wondering if there would be anyway for me to...
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I have approx 20k in the stock market and am just starting out in RE investing. Historically, the stock market can give a 7% return per year. I think a cash on cash return of 10-13% is typical for real estate investor...
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Hi all, I wanted to share my recent experiences with turning our garage studio apartment conversion into a short term rental. We have had great success and so far no real issues. The income has paid for the mortgage f...