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HELLO ALL!!! :)I have been a pro member for a couple months now and am still working through finding my first property. I have connected with a local agent and he has been very helpful. At this point, I am continuing ...
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My first real estate purchase ever was a single family residence in Tempe, Arizona when I was 22 years old. The house needed to be gutted due to age and cats....ugh!!! On closing day I was $150 short for closing, borr...
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Hello everyone,Hopefully this isn't against the rules as my goal isn't to promote any group but rather to gather some new and/or veteran investors in the field of RE to create a small accountability/networking group ...
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Hi friends, I'm from the DFW area. I come from a very succesful/ambitious family. I discovered this website through a connection via Twitter. I decided to join because I feel it will be a great tool to help me stay mo...
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Hello BiggerPockets,
I’m 24 and I’ve been actively investing for about 8 months now and I️ would say I️ have a high risk tolerance. I’ve be fortunate to have seen quite a bit in my first 8 months due to the fact that...
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There’s no secret here- the better your credit score, the lower your mortgage rate and the easier it is to piggybankfinance your dream home. We’ve started researching tips for our readers on how they can start to mana...
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I am in the beginning stages of starting an investment partnership with a friend of mine. I would like to forecast and plan for potential net worth and/or equity increases that we could expect throughout several year...
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Hello I have a goal of becoming financially free with real estate as the first stepping stone, but I also have non financial goals as well the biggest being my want to live in japan and gain permanent residency. My qu...
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Hello!I have a client who is eager to invest in real estate however, they have been on a sabbatical from their W-2 career. I am aware that lenders require 2 months paystubs for pre-approvals however, they have not bee...
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I often visit with potential Smokies investors, asking "Is this a good time to buy in the Smokies?"My answer to that question is always, "what is your financial goal?"From 2020 through 2022, I felt that investors had ...