Hi Everyone,My name is Samira. Newbie from Branford, Connecticut. My husband and I are both healthcare workers who are currently considering investing in real estate. We are interested in buying and holding investment...
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Hey house hacking peeps, I wanted to share some of the biggest lessons I've learned so far with my wife and I's duplex house hack. 1) Finding the right property is VERY important for a house hack. In our situation, th...
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The Five Truisms About Real Estate That Are Actually NOT True
5. Real estate is a PEOPLE business, not a PROPERTY business. Well, maybe In residential, SOME of the time. BUT, guess what? It’s about the PROPERTY. You’...
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Hi everyone,This is my first post. However, I do spend a ton of time on BP (hour a day at least) and have also listened to over 100 podcasts. That being said, I have done research on the forums just wanted to reach ou...
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Joshua Dorkin just started a great topic on Real Estate Investor Partnering Horror Stories:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/59983-real-estate-investor-partnership-horror-stories
Make sure you read Don Ko...
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Hi all,Would any of you have a recommendation for a great agent who is also an investor and property manager themselves? I am looking to invest in the Austin, San Antonio, or Plano market and have worked with similar...
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Good morning BP Community! Thank you all for sharing your experiences and the wealth of knowledge you have around investing and real estate.My name is Vito and I am a 26 year old looking to dive head first into real e...
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I'm looking to invest out of state, but will be waiting 3-6 months to build up a little more cash reserves. Right now, I'm looking at Columbus, Milwaukee, and Boston...but am heavily leaning towards Milwaukee because...
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Very excited to be part of such great community. if there are members who know of REIAs in the miami area please share where i can find the meetings as i'm very interested to attend them.
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I'm looking at a bank owned property and was curious if it would be better to use the listing agent as my buyer's agent, since I don't already have one.
I don't know if they would try to sell my offer to th...