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I am currently in the foreign service and a Marine reservist. I have my money diversified between my Thrift Savings Plan (maxing out), investments with my in-laws construction business overseas, an S&P 500 SPDR, a...
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Hey guys, just wanted to get your feedback on how you find motivated sellers? I have gotten some pretty good leads from bandit signs. I have also sent yellow letters to an absentee home owners list. I did this rece...
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What are the pros and cons?I have bought them within the last year. I could probably pay off both in 3 years or so and would gross about $3,000 per month in rent at that point.Are there reason NOT to do this? $3,000...
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Hi all,So I'm starting to get into real estate investing and have come across a problem that I'm sure many of you have had. Basically, whether to buy a house to live in and rent rooms out of or to buy a property somew...
Vice President Harris is expected to announce her plans at a rally on Friday. According to Forbes, it will focus on creating more affordable housing. Some of the finer points that I can see are $25,000 in down payment...
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I went to a multi family investor event today in my local area, and it turned out to basically be a sales pitch for a 3-day bootcamp that they were going to hold in my city toward the end of the month. They were charg...
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So I thought i'd be fun to ask this as sometimes Im reading posts and get annoyed. Dont get me wrong, I love biggerpockets and If it wasn't for this site, i would not be even close to where I'm at right now with my r...
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Hi folks, Got an opportunity to pick up 5 lots in existing neighborhoods from same seller. Seller has been building houses but will be returning to Medical School in July of 2016. ALL TAP FEES ARE PAID.He will give ...
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Greetings BP!
I'm new to the real estate community and i'm looking to getting into real estate investing. From what i have concluded, real estate investing takes quite a long period of time before you start t...