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Hello, bigger pockets, community,
I'm currently an educator in the Chicagoland area and discovered bigger pockets. I have been addicted ever since! I want to connect with other people in the area who would like to ...
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The house I bought had a strong pet odor, cat urine, and as part of the scope of work, I asked contractor to eliminate that odor, however house was repainted and work 99% complete, but odor came back. Contractor assur...
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I am looking at a condo for sale at auction.com. They provided a partial title search report document. It stated there was LEIN which I found details on from the County Register of Deeds for unpaid income tax of abo...
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We are currently switching our property management software to RentRedi. Has anyone used this? What do you like/dislike? One thing we are struggling with is when we get a potential renter wanting to fill out an applic...
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Hi BP Fam,When contacting and mailing motivated/distressed sellers, I've read that you can incentivize them by offering "No closing costs" and "No realtor commissions." Sounds great, but how can you buy a house and av...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!Just wanted to introduce myself and says thanks for such a great resource! I've been pouring over the blogs and forums absorbing as much knowledge as I can. The last 3 weeks I've attended the we...
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Good Morning Everyone!
My name is Tee and after a few days of lurking in the shadows, I've decided to introduce myself to the BP gang!
A little about me; I am a 36 year old black woman that was recently laid off ...
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My husband and I finally bought a house, a foreclosure in fact. Technically our first flip.
I spoke with our mortgage broker today about moving forward with the closing and she informed me that our real estat...
Hello Everybody,
My name is Mason, I am a 20 YO student in the Bellevue area. I have yet to invest into any properties at all but am actively looking to do so. Been meaning to do so for a while now but can't ever see...
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I'm an attorney and currently work in public accounting. To be honest, my goal is to build wealth through real estate to help pay off my rather large amount of student loans. I won't be able to do this working the job...