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One of the things I LOVE about real estate investing is how optimistic, creative and cheery everyone is. Generally, you don't get a lot of excuse makers in this business. However, I know we all have really bad days an...
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Good afternoon bigger Pocket family! I been so busy building that I haven’t had a moment to come back on here and update you all. I hope this post finds many of you well and persevering!
Two years since ...
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...is what I don't want.
So where do I start? I need money, yeah, what's new. I'm just a kid out of high school. So, should I take the usual route and go to college and study business, or accounting, or medicine, ...
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Hey Guys I was on another forum and Tim Gordon posted something that really struck me. He said " At this stage of the market, those who can't succeed teach." This is something that I wholeheartedly agree with and some...
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I am looking at Tampa FLA, Houston TX, and South Carolina to start building a rental portfolio. My back ups are Memphis TN, Indianapolis IN, and Cleveland Ohio. I would just love to listen to any cheers or jeers of th...
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Hello BP! My name is Tyler and I am a young professional in SoCal! I graduated college in May of 2018 and have been working in SoCal as a sales executive for a large energy services company. I have no debt, worked all...
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Where I'm at currently I'm 24 years oldI make $27,000 a year working for Nova Community College I'm a W-2 employee.I've worked here for about 2 yearsI'm constantly learning new things about technology in robotics and ...
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Situation:
Tenant who was consistently late on rent payments was finally given the boot. After months and months of "giving the mouse a cookie", I'd finally had enough.
Tenant agrees to vacate, actually vacates by ...
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Yesterday I went house shopping with my brother. He just got a new job and is moving to town. The house he chose was one of the nicest houses I have ever seen. By contrast I live in a trailer park with my friend who d...
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I've dove deep into the realms of real estate wisdom, heard every guru spiel, and read more how-to guides than I care to admit. Yet, here I am, stuck in the bog of analysis paralysis, feeling more confused than when I...