Hi everyone,My friend, who lives overseas, sold his house in Kansas City and the title company wrote him a check. My friend does not have a bank account in the States (and is unable to open one since he is not a resid...
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Was anyone flipping houses back in 2008? I got caught mid-flip and my projected returns were cut in half when I finally sold.Fast forward to today, and flips made up more than 6% of home sales last year, according to...
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I was thumbin thru the paper today and noticed that gas here in Houston was up to $2.99 per gal. for unleaded. My question is:
What are some of you doing to offset these astronomical prices? All suggestions appreci...
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Hey everyone! I am new to real estate investing and wanted to run something by you. I am not set on it, but have considered making a 401k withdrawal to start investing in real estate. I own my house currently, but hes...
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{LONG POST WARNING}I've researched this topic in a dozen other BP posts-- but I could use some additional input from the experiences and opinions of seasoned investors.(And please, no "consult with an attorney" respon...
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Hi guys,after following the forums and the YouTube channel for quite some time, I finally signed up. Still a bit overwhelmed about all the info here but so happy to be here.I'm from Germany and have strong ties to Ind...
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Hi, I'm 23 and new to real estate investing business. I live in Ontario and would like to buy my first multi-family house in the near future. I've read a lot of the threads on this forum and there's a lot of great...
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I am hiring my brother inlaw and his crew to do a tear off and new roof on one of my rentals. In most cases, I wouldn't be too worried about it, but he is talking about using 7 guys. All of these guys do this work on ...
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Hi Everybody - It's been a while since I've been on the Bigger Pockets forums actively, so I thought I'd say hi. Since I was last active on the forums, about 2 years ago, my wife and I relocated closer to the ocean i...
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Hi all, so two years ago I bought my first STR in the Smokies (PF area), the next year I bought another. I am about to start construction on my largest investment yet, in the same area. A few questions:1. I am relativ...