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I am in the process of purchasing my first buy and hold rental. Very excited to close in a few weeks. The property is a duplex with one side rented and the other recently vacant. The property management company who cu...
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Hello BP, I need some advice on what I should do. I have about 22k saved up for investments. I am only 20 years old and made a mistake by not starting to obtain credit, so now i'm starting. I feel like I should save f...
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Hi All, I've got two investment properties and looking for more. I'm continuing my education on how to scale as quickly as possible. So happy to be here with all of you! I am based in NJ and am investing in Lehigh Val...
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Hello from Orlando!My name is Matthew Broderick (please no Ferris Bueller jokes, lol) and I plan to get active in real estate investing soon. I spent the last few months educating myself via books, articles, blogs, f...
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Hello Everybody, I live in Central Texas area (Williamson County) and pretty much a newbie to BiggerPockets. I've been in and out of the community, but now I'm officially making a start. I'm an accountant by trade, bu...
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I attended a weekend training program offered by a multi family investment club and found that at least 2/3 of their training was about selling their courses and advertising for their sponsors/partner companies. The f...
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Is anyone aware of any training/education specifically geared toward managing (or simply understanding) industrial properties? The reason I ask is because my extended family owns an industrial park just outside a majo...
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I'm a Realtor and investor here in amazing Silicon Valley. I started in the real estate business as an agent in 2003. I purchased my first primary residence and two investment properties in 2011, all of which are in...
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Hello Everyone,
My name is Dave Mclaughlin. I am from St. Paul MN and I have decided to skip the college path and dive straight into real estate investing. I have been listening to BP podcast along with reading grea...
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Finishing up my degree in kinesiology and not sure If I want to pursue a career in real estate or continue my education and go to graduate school. Joined BiggerPockets to educate myself and be able to make a decision ...