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Hello all. My husband and I are in Oak Ridge, Tn. We bought our current home (our primary residence) from FHA as a HUD foreclosure, and in 5 years we've got a decent amount of equity and are wanting to move up in ho...
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Hello biggerpockets,My name is Nate Bahr. I have been a long time lurker here on the forums and am finally looking to join in the discussion. Since I have been listening to podcasts and reading articles for the past...
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Hi BP community!My name is Chris, I'm a new BP member located in the Chicagoland area, and I'm super excited to get involved in the Bigger Pockets community! The amount of information I have learned from you all over...
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Does anyone for see another housing crisis like what we had back in 2007. I heard economist Harry Dent speak on this about 3 years ago in Atlanta. He predicted a housing market crash sometime between 2016-2019. Let me...
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My wife and I own 8 vacation rental properties, and have done well with those and have continued to add one every year or so . We just closed on our most recent purchase in September and are gearing up for a renovatio...
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Scott, @Scott Trench,I must say, you truly disappointed me with your negative article on stock investing. https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/04/16/ridiculousness-of-stock-picking-waste-of-time-young-investo...
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Hi folks,My wife and I have been investing since 2007 and currently own 10 doors. We are mostly buy and hold investors, although I have been through a couple 1031s in the past 12 months to reposition profits from the ...
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Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, TN.
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Hello, my name is Brian Vargas. I live in Louisville Kentucky, have been here all my life (with the exception of a brief stint in Dallas), and have lived all over the city. I have been peripherally involved in my wife...