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I was looking to Detroit for over a year now. What's stoping me is the distance. I just want to hear from others in the area or preferably those doing it out of state on how they are doing it and how do you recommend ...
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Investing in lower income neighborhoods is my niche. I was born and raised in the hood so I'm comfortable with these areas. Yes, the crime rate is higher than other areas, the schools are not as funded, and there are ...
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I am looking to see what people know or think about beyourbank.com They have an elearning about whole life insurance and how that fits into a financial plan. I was wondering if anyone has went down this road and what ...
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OK its a SFH in a nice neighborhood in NC with mostly military families renting. House built in 1992.Asking price $139kHopefully paying 127K in cashRental income $1300Taxes $1100/yrProp management 10% of rentInsurance...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!I have zero experience in buying real estate and am looking to one day step out of my 9-5 and gain financial freedom through real estate. I am relatively new to the site and have been listening to...
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One of my goals that I set forth Monday the 12th was to read "How to invest in real estate and post a short summary. First, let me say that this book is by no means an all-encompassing, in-depth guide to every facet o...
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Hi BP
first off, thank you!!! getting my license was the best move ever as an investor.
HOWEVER, I would like to know what YOU (investor/realtor) do with your license??
How much of what you do is investing? how much...
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Hi everyone,I’ve had the hardest time figuring out if 1099 independent contractors working as real estate agents qualify to get money from the government under the disaster sba forgivable loans. It seems that we do, b...
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Hi all,
I am a first time investor currently purchasing a two-family home in Clifton, NJ. I am currently under contract with the last step being to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy from the town. The current Clifton...
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I want to thank everyone here for the learning I have been able to grasp from reading the forums and putting together a solid template to running a STR business. These are for 2 properties in the Southeastern part of...