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Hi, everyone! I was sitting around with a few members of a Meetup group I am in. The question was asked "if you only had $500 to start your first business, how would you use the money?" So, I thought it would be an in...
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I have been researching a lot about syndications / investment clubs lately and was getting ready to start investing away, but I have found a couple of posts that mentioned that it might not be the best tim...
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Savvy real estate investors often like to buy properties that have problems, which can help us snag a great deal. However... not all problems are good. What are some examples of "problem properties" you would never w...
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Starting this thread after reading through the "Austin is Hot" thread. After reading that thread, the Austin atmosphere looks similar to California. I'm a California investor and certainly a dearth of deals out ther...
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I have a fairly steady rental property. It was a former home of mine. I lived in it for 7 years and it has been rented for about 6 years. There still is a mortgage on the property and it has a decent amount of equity ...
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I am hoping for some advice from a seasoned group of people. I am currently looking at acquiring my first property. This is an off market duplex that I found while walking around an area I was interested in. I was abl...
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An upcoming episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast will feature BOTH @Amanda Han and @Brandon Hall answering YOUR questions about taxes - the new tax laws and how they affect regular people AND real estate investors.Wha...
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I have been on BP for a little while now and I have not come across anyone financing the way I have or maybe I just haven't recognized it.
To start I bought my current home I live in for 110k. I'm a DIYer and fixed...