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Good morning, I literally just signed up yesterday to BiggerPockets. I have no experience and no properties. I recently have started researching real estate investing and I am really interested and have the means to d...
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Howdy! Many of you may have seen my recent thread about my journey to becoming licensed in TX. The thread is here:RE License Journey - TXThis thread will serve as a step-by-step guide, for aspiring agents. This is ...
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I have an accepted offer from HUD to buy a HUD owned property in Texas. My offer is a cash offer. The property has been vacant for two years and has HOA liens on it. My agent has told me that HUD has been unresponsive...
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Hello! My name is Lucas Koster and I am a licensed residential builder here in the state of South Carolina - born and raised in Charleston. I have a 4 year background as a project manager working on some very high end...
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Hi Biggerpocketters,I'm a licensed Realtor in Dallas, Texas, and actively invest in my home state of Oklahoma. I am excited to connect with as many people as possible and committed to adding value to this industry. Le...
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I talked to a guy who lived in NYC. He said he used to flip in Jacksonville, FL long-distance because the market was hot at the time. How does someone know which markets are "hot?" And what does "hot" mean? Does it me...
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So I put one of my rental properties under contract to sell today. I calculated these numbers last night...and actually when we put it under contract, we had a last minute bump in price by $10k that pushed the IRR up ...
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I've been reading threads... but getting confused. As a high W2 earner I am looking to apply the bonus depreciation in 2023 (my spouse will meet the 100 hour requirement). I'm considering buying 1 STR and 1 LTR. Th...
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Would you consider buy and hold real estate a business or an investment? If yes, why? If no, why?
Thanks,
Maurice
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Does anyone care to hazard a guess about what the date is the BiggerPockets hits 100,000 site members? The site is closing in on 65,000 right now.
I am betting we can get there by the end of the year if everyone mak...