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Hello BP Community!My name is Jonathan Kimball and I'm brand new to real estate investing. A little background on me, I'm an O-3 in the Air Force and over the past 4'ish years became an ardent follower of the "FIRE" m...
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Very interesting work done by Thriving Communities Institute program of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy that provided a report card grade of A-F for each home in Cleveland. You can use the map in this story to re...
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Hello,After working 10+ years in corporate america, I find myself longing for another lifestyle. Real estate is fascinating to me. I have been lurking the forums for a while now and reading everything I can get my han...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!I'm Jeremy, a newbie investor (no deals yet) living in San Fransisco. I've been in SF for a little over 4 years now, however I'm originally from the Midwest. I grew up in Michigan (Detroit suburbs...
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Hi BP!My name is Carla Crutcher. I'd been thinking about a strategic way to diversify my investment portfolio to include investments not dependent upon the stock market, then a friend and fellow BP member) told me abo...
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The goal of every real estate investor is to buy prime real estate where money gains will be easier and rental returns almost guaranteed. But, as with any investment, the danger of loss is real and timing is everythin...
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Hi everyone, so glad to have discovered this forum. I'm looking to get some feedback on my plan and potentially make a start into the world of real estate.I am looking to build my first vacation property which I will ...
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By the time I'm 40, I see myself managing 10+ rental properties. That's in about 8 years from now, and I think it's an easily attainable goal. The problem is that it's soooo sloooooowwwww. I've got two properties now,...
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Hello Bigger Pockets crew!I am itching to start investing in real estate, but am having a hard time deciding where to start. I would be a newby to real estate investing, although I grew up with a parent that had a few...