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Hello, I am looking for a vacation home for me and my family to visit a couple of times a year. I'd like something either near a beach or lake, and then use it for a short-term rental when we're not there. However, I ...
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Hello to all!!! I have been following BP for a long time but his is my first post. My name is Duane Mangalindan, I live in Jackson, TN. I have been here for 5 years originally from L.A. I'm a Real Estate Agent by trad...
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How do you all research an area before you invest in it? Especially if it’s out of state. I’m currently looking in one area for my first property and haven’t had any success? What should I be looking for to see which ...
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Hello BP!I am choosing a new career path and would like some advice. I want to find a career that will become a tool I can use as a real estate investor, because eventually I would like to become a full time investo...
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Hello i live in south jersey and I have 40,000 cash. I was wondering if there is a way i cant invest that money to buy properties to rent? How would i go about? What is the best strategy? Thank you in advance.
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Hello, Bigger pocket members.
I'm currently looking for my first multifamily investment property in or near LA county in California.
There is a vast amount of places to invest and wanted to start narrowing down on s...
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Hello, all.I'm new here, from the Boston area.I'm still in the homework stages, preparing to buy a multi-family sometime next year. Still learning how to "run the numbers" and researching loans etc. I'm posting this h...
I've found a small building in downtown CDA. It's a small abandoned building in between two working businesses. I've found the parcel number, owner's name, and zoning. I've looked up the owner's name online but it's g...
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Hello all. I'm looking to get a good book on multifamily properties (duplex, triplex, apartment bldgs etc.) I've seen some good ones so far and narrowed it down to 3... but all three of them were printed before the 20...
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I live in Orange County, CA. I want to more narrowly focus in on particular neighborhoods. For the most part, the OC is fairly safe. But I know there are pockets where one might not want to venture. Santa Ana, for ins...