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After 12 years working as an employee I finally pulled the plug on my W2 engineering job!Although it took a decade, Passive real estate investing gave me the security to leave a steady pay check behind. As I transitio...
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Hi Everyone, I have to admit I have not spent much time on here lately, but am going to try and get more involved. We currently have a few properties in an area (Hammond, IN) which has had a little more appreciation ...
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Hey All,We are currently looking to invest in Oklahoma City using the BRRRR strategy. We have been able to build up a lot of connections and have seen great deals become available, but we are limited in terms of fundi...
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I was looking at this duplex, and taxes were 3k in 2016 but 7.5K in 2017...Why do taxes in Ohio jump like that?I am in Arizona, and taxes here increase may be 5-10% every year but never double like that.How to prevent...
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0...........Now before I get half this community jumping down my throat about bandit signs, for the most part before i put them up i got the business owners permission.I know that a lot of people cant stand bandit sig...
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I get a lot of new investor clients who are hypnotized into thinking the only way to make money in Real Estate is to flip houses. I try to convince them that the long term wealth is in Rentals and they should be focus...
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Hello BP members,
I am currently residing and native to California, but I would like to invest in Chicago.
First of all, I would like to know what it would take to invest in Chicago? I'm looking for lon...
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Hi there, I was wondering if any Detroit-metro experts from the PB community could offer advice on what areas in the Detroit-metro area might be worth exploring for rental properties (ranging from single family homes ...
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