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My name is Colin Gillens. My partner of 7 years and I have gotten off the sidelines and are executing our real estate investment plan, so I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce us and...

Looking into purchasing a vacation rental as an investment property/personal use.  Have not seen much action on here from anywhere in the area and figured I would throw it out there if anyone have any solid info on th...

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My name is Chris Jordon and I'm from Huntsville, AL. I'm 22 years old and a soon to be college graduate with my bachelor's degree in business management. I think of myself as an extremely ...

Introduction
Investing in real estate is kind of like playing a board game.It's all about making moves and decisions, hoping they'll pay off in a big way.But, similar to board games, there are risks in real estate.Th...

Hi everyone! My name is Jake Stimmel and I'm a senior in Biology at ISU, but living in the Champaign/Urbana area. I've had an interest in REI for a long time now, but didn't feel I had the know-how or money to get sta...

I'm completely redoing a 3 unit property I purchased from an estate. The property had serious support issues in the basement due to a bad roof problem that the previous owner left unattended for several years. So t...

Newbie and first time poster here. My wife and I had a rental property condo unit in a NJ shore town that was able to cover its expenses and then some, even though it was just a seasonal rental. We sold it 3 years ago...

Hello biggerpockets community! My name is Steve and I live in the Albany, NY area. I work full time as a machinist, and although it provides me with a very good income, its still a job that requires my time in order t...

If any of you have been following my recent posts you'd of read that I am ready to find my first deal.  I spent the weekend driving around an area I used to live in.  I was looking for signs of a distressed home (old ...

I'm looking at making an offer on my first investment property which is HUD home. The listing agent said there is no power and the power will not be turned on for the inspection.

Is this typical for a HUD inspection...