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How many times have we seen a post on Bigger Pockets with a new investor complaining that they can't find any reputable general contractors to rehab their houses? Often times, these investors are looking for general c...
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it's expected 900% in certain way that unemployment would raise more than current 3-ish to 5-ish next year and higher chance of recession signaling Fed to post 75 bps rate reduction in 2024, question would be whether ...
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I'm reading a book by Robert Kyosaki entitled, "Why A Students Work For C Students and B Students Work For the Government". I agree with most of his views of our public school system, the dangers of an entitlement so...
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I was discussing with a co-worker the other day and he asked me " If you had a million dollars cash, would you still buy real estate?"What do you say?
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I am embarrassed to confess this, but I guess transparency would be the key to my future success toward anything that may resemble a retirement plan. I will be 49 years old this year and I would suppose that it would ...
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Quick background: We purchased a multi family that was to be a live in flip and to fund the purchase and the reno we leveraged our primary residence at the time. We moved into the live in flip and once the flip was ov...
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It was about this time last year that I discovered Bigger Pockets and found what I was looking for - a way to escape the boring, restrictive 9-5 life while doing something enjoyable and generating wealth. I caught the...
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Real Estate is so freaking boring… and yet that’s all we talk about. Why – is it because this is all we are interested in?How about the meaning of life – would you engage in a conversation about the meaning of life? H...
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First off I hope this is the correct sub forum (BP is over loaded with sub forums)
I am wondering how many BP members live solely off of their real estate. By this I mean a person who doesn't have a job and isn't l...
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Ok, so a little bit of backstory. I have 5 rental SFHs that I'm trying to get refinanced to do a way after the fact BRRRR. (Sorry, I discovered Brandon Turner and BiggerPockets well after I had purchased most of these...