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We've all new to this game at some point. What was the biggest mistake you made when getting started? Did you discriminate against someone?Did you find your lease in the bottom of a Cracker Jack box?Did you let emotio...
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Hi BP!
I am new to BP and I am loving it! I listen to all the podcasts and love reading these posts.
My wife and I are not fans of debt (good or bad). We worked very hard to graduate from college debt free. We are b...
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I'm looking for some benchmarks for figuring out how different areas in intown and near OP Atlanta are classified (A, B, C, D areas). I bought my personal residence 'across the tracks' in the City of Decatur 20 years...
A recent BP blog article by Scott Trench had the phrase “. . . guys like us here on BiggerPockets . . . “ I commented about the gendered language, because if people don’t realize they’re doing it, it can never change....
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For those of you who actively choose to invest in high crime areas, what do you make sure to factor into your numbers? -higher vacancy-higher possibility of turnover -hiring a property management company with skill an...
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Hey BP Fam, do you remember your first 10 rental properties? As a newbie REI, I would love to hear more about your experiences starting out. I've set a 10 year goal for myself to acquire 50 rental units. As a shorter ...
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I'll try to get to the point.I use to work for an investor when I was younger. Ever since then I've wanted to get into real estate. I never acted because I also wanted to become a police officer. I focused most of my ...
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My day job is for a paper company. I'm a salaried manager and I've been working here for 33 years. A few years ago me and my wife started buying rental property so we could retire a few years earlier than we normally ...