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The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...
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Intentionally triggering headline for this community, I know.
But, hear me out.
The policies that are so obviously destructive in many blue states (rent control, NIMBYsm for zoning, high taxes, regulations, fees) ...
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I went to a multi family investor event today in my local area, and it turned out to basically be a sales pitch for a 3-day bootcamp that they were going to hold in my city toward the end of the month. They were charg...
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I posted this elsewhere but figured I'd share my 5+ year ongoing story of buying rental properties to encourage members here. Personal Background
Most of my childhood was spent growing up inside a tenant house on a...
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I just got a Bigger Pockets email with an article about all the reasons I should not invest out of state. I live in the SF Bay Area and can not afford to buy in state and that article scares the s*^+ out of me.
If I ...
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Greetings BiggerPockets!Just last month, I started crawling, walking (& dare I say running) towards being a new real estate investor! Last night, I was reading the Morris Invest Case Study 2.0 (@tyler jahnke) and ...
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Hi BP community! My name is Kaitlyn and I'm a newbie from the Torrance, South Bay area of Los Angeles. I have been listening to the podcast for a couple months now. Josh and Brandon are awesome so I had to check out t...
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Hi Everyone, I wanted to see if anyone has used WealthAbility by Tom Wheelwright. The amount they charge to analyze your information and give you a plan is pretty steep, so I wanted to see if anyone has used them an...