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Hi. I reside in Frankfort, IL a SW suburb of Chicago. My 2nd son and I are very interested in real estate investing and looking to dip our toes in the investment market soon as we explore a house hack (2 or 3 flat) ...
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Greetings from the wind city! My name is Stephen Garmon and I'm located in Chicago, IL. My 5 years in Chicago have shown me that real estate is where I need to be. Over the last 4 years I was running a couple of busin...
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Greetings BiggerPockets community!My name is Isaac Feil and I am still attending school at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. However, I live in Burien, WA, a town just south of Seattle. I am starting my own loc...
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Great place folks. I'm from the Upstate NY area, and for those not familiar, I'm about 170 miles from NY City in a very economically depressed area. Here's my situation:
*I'm 49 and a health care professional
*I ha...
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I'm reading the thread where the tenant refused to pay the late fee and it got me thinking. Has anyone run a place with zero late rent policy? No fees, no excuses just a 3 day notice when rent is late. Not suggesting ...
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Hi all,First off, can I say how glad I am to have found this website?! I've only been on for a few days, and only listened to a few podcasts so far - but, wow, what a great resource!I'm a complete n00b to real estate ...
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Hello everyone,My name is Salvador Marin. I am a native Californian born in San Diego and lived in many places from Chula Vista to Redding, CA. Currently I live in Chino, CA within the Inland Empire for wor...
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Hi BP, my name is David and I am just starting out and excited to learn about RE investing. I stumbled on this site through a Youtube video I watched a few days ago and wow, what a great site! A bit about me, I am h...
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Hello everyone.
My name is Brad Bartram and I hail from Western New York (just southeast of Buffalo).
Aside from the home I currently own, I have no real estate buying experience. Ironically enough, I did extensive...
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Hello, I am new to this forum. My husband and I started investing in rental properties in 2012. Currently we have 5 rentals so far and we are in the market to buy another one. We were lucky enough to get a HELOC to...