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Hi! I am new here, but I'm in Property Management and have ventured into investing myself, and am looking for advice on how to best grow my passive income so I can stay home with my 6 month old baby for as long as pos...
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I just received an advice from a friend that says: "The market is too hot, ditch your buyer's agent. Just get a RE attorney to make sure your offer is safe and go to the open houses yourself informing the seller's ...
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Hello BP family. Let's get right to it. I've always been an ambitious go getter since I was a kid. Never followed the pack always stood alone and wanted more than the average. I grew up in a low income area, but alway...
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I've been with Tom Krol for 7 months now. His course is step by step and "action geared" so you don't sit back and relax. You can either do what he says to do or do like you've done before which is nothing in most ca...
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This is in response to: Sharing Experiences Thread created by Charles.
If you're doing short sales, new to the game or just new to your negotiator I'm going to give you the most important lesson I've ever learned. T...
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Newbie here! I have my first investment property under contract and have a list of items I will be working on upgrading before renting it out. The roof currently has two layers and IS NOT leaking but does show signi...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,I'm thrilled to join this forum and seek advice from experienced real estate investors. Here's what I've considered so far:
1. Markets:
Local Market: I live in the DMV area (DC/MD/...
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I'm kind of thinking out loud on this post, and have shared it with some people in real life, but none with real estate experience.
My duplex was supposed to close on the 9th, but as of this morning, is still...
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This may be a basic question -- but I don't know the answer.
I have a house in another state that I used to live in. We moved, but kept the house because we had a 2.625% loan on it -- and there was a possib...
Hey BP! I am a very new investor. I just closed on one investment property and have my eyes set on a second one. I have a question about using a HELOC to make it possible to work on this second deal. I am thinking abo...