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Hi BP! Thanks for reading my post. Looking for any thoughts, opinions, guidance on my first purchase and subsequent path: I have a decent chunk of money reserved, enough to buy and renovate a true fixer-upper. I'm loo...
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Hey everyone, the name is Josh Rhodes and I am just getting started in this incredible world of real estate. I joined BiggerPockets to learn from people who have come before me, and soak up all the information I can t...
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Hello BP!My first post, go easy on me...I own a Duplex In the bay area that has an attached ADU (accessory dwelling unit) or granny unit. Not legal as far as the city is concerned.For all intensive purposes it could b...
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Hello, my name is Betsy I’ve recently been saving up and looking into getting an investment property and the different strategies the one that call my attention was house hacking and was looking for more information o...
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Hey guys, I found an excellent off-market deal in an area I'm very experienced with. I made an extensive pro forma and the numbers work out really well, it's an incredible opportunity. Unfortunately, I don't have the ...
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My wife and I are new to real estate investing and just wanted to say “Hi” to everyone in the Seattle area! I’m a full time firefighter for over 20 years and my beautiful bride is a stay at home mom who’s full time j...
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I’m pretty new into real estate, this is more of a spin off of the question, do you need money for real estate, or how much of your own does it take. Is anyone familiar with Grant Cardone and if so how does he fit in...
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Hi Everyone,
My name is Brandon and I've been working as a commercial real estate analyst for the past 7 years. I started in appraisal in Chico, CA and have worked in commercial real estate lending and broke...
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Massachusetts landlord, looking for the good, bad and the ugly on security deposits.
Where do you investors keep the deposit, what name is the account in, and how do you handle the interest?
Thanks
I've been a lurker on and off here for more years than I care to admit. It was not until recently (read: last week) that the light bulb went off in my head as I listened to random BP podcasts on my way to/from work. M...