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In many of the BP podcasts, articles, and blogs, the idea comes up frequently that people who really have major issues during donwturns or in RE investing in general are people who buy wrong (pretty clear I think), or...
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I just wanted to start a discussion surrounding the market during 2007-2009.
To those investors who were around during that time period...
How were you affected and what were some specific lessons you learned? What ...
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Just a light hearted conversation starter here.... when do/did you consider yourself not a newbie anymore in real estate investing? Was it after your first, fifth, 20th? I
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I currently subscribe to the MLS in my state and I see a lot of flaws with the system as far as finding deals in the market place and keeping up with trends. I was hoping to see if anyone had any suggestions as to an ...
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In the world of commercial real estate (CRE), the past couple of years have been challenging. With historic interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, many predicted doom and gloom for the industry. However, ther...
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Hello Friends!I am very interesting in purchasing a small cabin up in Big Bear. I would like to use it personally only a couple times a year and rent it out as a vacation rental the rest of the year. I would like to...
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Good day Bigger Pockets Community,I have do have a current scenario I wish to receive feedback on please (see below).I'm brand new to the community and to real estate investing.I recently stumbled onto this website an...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Friendship.
Purchase price: $368,000
Cash invested: $73,600
This is our dream vacation home on 100' lake frontage of Castle Rock ...
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I've been lurking for a bit and taking in the massive amounts of information everyone shares with each other. I figured it was time to introduce myself so my wife and I can start networking and being a part of this gr...
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It’ll cost me either $300 flying to visit my new investment property or 14 hrs of driving total. Usually it is not this bad and flights are cheap and my property is by family so I can visit them (so not looking for “y...