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Does the rise of self employed workers driven by (no pun intended) companies like Uber, Lyft and other app driven service jobs pose more risk than a standard 1099 applicant? Sure some can make 55k a year but some mont...
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Hello all. I am unaware of any mold problems in my rental home. I cannot recall ever having conducted any inspection for mold (though I assume the house checked out adequately when I purchased it around 2002). My tena...
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I am 24 years old and have recently graduated with my master’s degree (read: not rich). I have a job secured in Dallas that pays $50k pre-tax, and I’ve been pre-approved for up to $211,000. I’ve been listening to BP p...
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Hi everyone! I am new to the Biggerpockets community, though have listened to Josh's and Brandon's podcasts for over a year now, and been more of a passive reader of the wealth of information on BP. My wife and I cu...
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UsaToday had an article the other day on social changes in our country.
The % of babies born to single moms has risen about 1% per year each of the last 5 years. It now stands at over 45% of babies born. My guess...
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I am thinking about building a house for our next primary residence, but I would also like to use it occasionally as an STR. I’m thinking about features to include for this purpose. So far, I’m thinking about extra cl...
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I found a property off of Zillow in Casa Grande, Arizona across from one of the homes I just bought at the end of November. It was on the market for 53k but I thought that I could rent it out for $650 or $675 and that...
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I am an investor who focuses on multi-family residential properties in Grand Rapids, MI. I am considering to move forward with another investment in Detroit, Grand Rapids, or even North Carolina (open to suggestions w...
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everyone said quitting their full time job. i work for the city and the biggest benefit of the health insurance is only a few dollars per month for my family. i went to those health insurance truck that parked on the ...
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My husband and I would love to get into a nicer home and we live in Orange County. We are sick of renting but, if you live around here you know how difficult it is to transition to buying. We really want to live in ar...