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Hello BPers,For those of you who have become syndicators, I'm assuming at some point you started as an independent investor. How many personal deals did you do before your first syndication? Did you rely mostly on fam...
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Say you did REI for a while, made big money, and were able to retire. What would you like to do with your time and money? I'd like to travel more.
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HI! :) Lately, I've been connecting to people not even in my state! LOL. Well I'm still a new Investor in FL, looking to connect with other investors about potential deals and learn more about the market, specifically...
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If you consider your self a "South Floridian"...just kidding. If you live/work/invest/play in South Florida, lets connect and network to show the rest of the BP members how we do things when we aren't enjoying the...
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Hi BP friends,What are your thoughts about buying a MFU house hack that initially has negative cash flow once it is occupied by tenants as long as I see possibly for cash flow in the future with refinancing for lower ...
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I've been lurking around Bigger Pockets for a couple months now. Figured it was time to jump in and introduce myself! I'm a project manager for a unique sort of home renovation... the kind on TV. We're based in an...
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I have two identical 6-unit buildings on the same lot, but they get separate utility bills. One of the units consistantly gets water bills more than double the other building. I found that the Kansas City Water Dept...
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Four years ago my wife and I took the plunge into real estate by househacking in the most dangerous city in America, and no @Joshua Dorkin it’s not Detroit. At the time we knew absolutely nothing about real estate an...
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How much extra $$ to get there?
Say a 1500 square foot home in Texas. Conventional building cost = $105K. How much more to get to zero energy?
Assume highly insulated, great windows in the appropriate places, shade...
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Staying true to my 2017 GOALS of 2 flips, I analyzed several properties (first online and then visiting them), I narrowed it down to couple of properties that I wanted to write offers on. One went under contract almos...