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I'm currently a college student majoring in Finance and I was wanting to know your opinion on which states are the best to invest in real estate. I currently live in Illinois and I know the taxes her...
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Hi,My name is Tony and I am from the Chicago suburbs. I am just getting started in real estate, don't own anything as of yet. My wife and I have been reading a lot of books in addition to BP for the last couple mont...
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Hello BiggerPockets. I've been a long time lurker (about 2 years) and I've decided it's about time I introduce myself! My wife and I are fairly new real estate agents in the Crown Point (Winfield) area. We figured acq...
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I've listened to a few podcast episodes on syndications but am curious if anyone has any recommendations for good resources for learning more of seeing available syndications. I know there's passive pockets here but I...
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Hey everyone, I could use a little advice from the community on a rental property I currently have listed. I can probably guess which direction most of the advice will go, but I am definitely a bit torn on this parti...
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I live in California, everything is expensive here. Looking to invest outside of CA and perhaps in southwest, Texas, AZ, NM, what are some good markets right now and why do you like them?
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I was curious to get your thoughts on whether you invest in RE for Cash Flow or Appreciation? In an ideal world, we'd look to get both, but with today's higher interest rates and rising home values, it seems harder fo...
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I purchased a SFH in Cleveland, Ohio and I’m having trouble renting it out. It’s a 3 bed, 1 bath renting for $1100 in a C/B- neighborhood.It could use some updating, but otherwise rentable. However, my property manage...
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Are there any apartment investors willing to talk about how they started in the apartment world, your first deal, any unexpected problems that may have arised and how you solved them, where you find your deals and esp...
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What are you favorite countertops to use for B- rentals? Replacing 30 year old countertops and plan on raising rents. Break even time frame is 18 months.