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I was just reading the local paper in Osceola County.....a local reporter was stating that 49% of Central Florida homes are upside down (mortgage exceeding value). Orlando is at 55%. The stats say that of all sales ...
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Hi All, My name is Dannica Smith. I am originally from North Carolina, but I live in Georgia. I am a military veteran and my current occupation is Private Security. I stumbled upon Bigger Pockets through watching ...
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What types of funding structures have you found most effective for scaling your real estate portfolio?
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Hi everyone, I’ve
been a BP lurker for a while now but decided to add a profile picture and make
a post! I am eager to start the adventure that encapsulates Real Estate
investing and am looking for advice o...
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I checked with my bank and I should be able to get a new $560K HELOC on my primary home. I would like to get some advice from BP about the investing strategy using the HELOC. I am in 40's and pretty busy with my curre...
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Nashville, TN is super competitive right now, so prices are really inflated, making it hard to find something that makes sense. I've been waiting about 8 months to post here, but I finally closed on my first property...
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With so many possibilities of how to begin my real estate journey I’ve been having a difficult time narrowing down the strategy I’d like to use. Therefore, I wanted to reach out to the Bigger Pockets community to help...
The question is whether to leverage an apartment building more. I already posted the setup several months ago:I'm a 63 year old doctor and a student of BP and RE investing but little practice. My investments have been...
Hello!
I am potting this out there to see if anyone has had a similar experience or has any advice!
I am 26 and I have a mountain of student loan debt (230,000 ) Yikes! I currently live at home, and have been lear...
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That is the sum total of my current experience in real estate, but I am reading and listening to podcasts to learn more.