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I have been using Thumbtack to find various professional for hire. Thumbtack is similar to Angies List and Home Advisor. I placed an ad for a HVAC technician. I offered $250 for installation on each AC unit stating th...
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This is a brief overview of how I went from a family business employee (with 7 children), only earning 60k/yr, filing bankruptcy in early 2016, to someone who will be completely financially free 18 months after I purc...
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I was wondering if I could get some advice on how I should go about starting a company that raises capital from investors to buy properties. My idea was to somehow raise the money for a complete purchase or a downpaym...
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At the end of every BiggerPockets Podcast Episode, we ask the same four questions (really five, because Brandon can't count.) How would YOU answer them? (Skipping 5 because self promotion is not allowed in the forums....
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He's very bullish on housing. He said he would buy millions of distressed rentals if he could. He cited prices and interest rates.
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I have been on the lookout for a vacation rental management company to purchase for a few months now. I have been looking at listings on bizquest and bizbuysell, but have not found any that are super interesting yet.O...
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If you have spent even one minute on these forums, you've run into Jay Hinrichs. He's one of our most prolific contributors, currently sitting at Number Five on the all-time posters list.Jay has been investing forever...
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BP Friends! I'm Dave Meyer -- the data guy around BiggerPockets. We're expanding how we use data both onsite, and in our podcast, youtube, blog, and other content. It's really exciting! At least for me it is, and I ho...
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Hi Folks
I am a newbie in real estate area and looking for passive income sources from Rental Properties. I currently live in NY so would look for out of state option only. Being a Software Developer by profession, I...