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Hey everyone! I'm a newbie investor looking to get started with buy-n-hold rental properties in the Rockford area. I saw on a BP blog post that the area offers excellent cap rates so I am beginning to research the are...
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I’m a 17 year old high school student in the Jackson, Mississippi area. I would like to get started in real estate soon after I turn 18 but would like to hear any tips anyone may have to get going. I’ve read many of t...
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I have had BP members send me the following:
A copy of Spin Selling (thank you Jon Klaus) cassettes, contracts they use (thank you Ricky), advice on estate planning (thanks Vikram), attorney refer...
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After a few months of research and educating myself through BP, I'm finally looking to purchase my first investment home. I went to college in Texas, and based on my research my criteria, I'm looking at San Antonio fo...
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Writing this post to get into some nitty gritty details that I can't find elsewhere on the forums:First time investor! Woo!Knowledge, hustle, money. Those words were so subliminally heard in a number of BP podcasts, l...
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I am new to the site and forums and relatively new to investing in real estate in general. Thankfully I am not new to the industry or investing in general because I have experience in title research and in investing i...
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Hi BP,My name is Raja Minhas and I work as a business analyst in Milpitas/Palo Alto, California. I bought a property in 2005 in northern California (Red Bluff), but ended up giving it back to the bank in a deed in lie...
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Hello Bigger Pockets,
My name is Robert Shearer. I am 27 years old and I currently reside in Fairfax County, VA. I have always had an interest in real estate. As soon as I graduated from West Virginia University, I ...
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I am just starting out in REI. I have a true passion for this and I want to make it work for the long haul. I have made some changes in my life that will allow me to dedicate a big chunk of time to this endeavor....
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Hello, I am from Brooklyn, just signed up for a PRO account at BP, after following it for 5 months.Interested in buying rental properties outside of New York. Want to focus on Philadelphia, and also interested in Dall...