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Hello,I'm a new member from Belleville, IL. I'm a pilot in the Air National Guard by day, wannabe real estate investor by night. My dad, who is now semi-retired, was a carpenter throughout my high school and college y...
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To the married investors out there - do you and your spouse maintain separate checking accounts? I personally would have a hard time with it. Can you really be a happily married successful investor and keep your money...
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Hello All,My family and I live in Hampton, VA on a USAF base. My enlistment expires in July 2016 and I intend to transition back to the civilian world. We are checking out various places to settle, with the mid-Atla...
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Good evening BP! Forgive me but I forgot to do the introduction when I first joined, so here it is. I'm new to all of this and trying to learn as much as I can from mentors, books and forums. I'm looking to do residen...
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Hey BP family, I have a question regarding the best way to allocate my financial resources. My wife and I have four (4) rental properties, three (3) of which are owned free & clear and we have approximately $375 -...
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I'm always curious about where people think the market, real estate market, etc., go and curious to which cities you guys are looking at for whatever real estate deal-- commercial, STRs, buy & holds, fix & fli...
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As I read the forums, I realize that a major way to categorize RE market participants is by the amount of time they can devoteFrom least to most time1) passive investors. Have FT job. Dont have/want to spend a lot of...
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Hello Bigger Pockets,
How do you convince your wife/spouse to keep buying when you have purchased your first two properties in 6 months? First property was a BRRRR and doing really well. Spent a lot of time on the ...
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Trying to learn about hard money ,and private investors in buying new properties! We currently own 8 addresses we rent. One being a double, and one being a triplex. We owe no more than 35/40 on each.I love owning a...
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Those of us who live in and invest in Scottsdale, AZ, know why we love it. Great weather (3/4 of the year), outdoor lifestyle and activities, popular annual events (Phoenix Open, Major League Baseball Spring Training,...