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I want to write the title in quotes because it's not like I had much of a strategy to start with. I bought a duplex and a turn-key SFH at a normal price for houses in the area. Both were conventional loans with 25% ...
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I have always been fascinated with real estate.I started in 2000 investing in a couple rental houses.My "AHA" moment came in 2008 to move away from the single rentals and graduate up to large apartment complexes.My ba...
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Hi to all investors out there, hope you have any advise or resource to help me out.About 3 weeks ago I paid about $41,000 to a real estate investing company. After I have paid, their attitude and responsibility promis...
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Hi everyone,I am new to this forum. I have listened to Bigger Pockets for quite some time now and finally decided to get on here because I current own a home in California, but I want to buy a 2nd house out of state. ...
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Writing this to encourage, not brag! In 2001, I started flipping and did maybe 25 or so. It was tiresome, while also coaching two basketball teams, and maintaining my sales manager W2 position! I switched jobs in the ...
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So, my wife and I have been have been saving for a while, which isn't really easy. (Two kids, tuition, CA prices..) But we do live a pretty thrifty lifestyle. 2001 ford truck for me and 2010 Pilot for the Mrs. All pa...
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Hi, I'm 23 yrs old and have been trying to get started in real estate investing. But no luck. I know this wasn't going to be easy but it almost feels impossible. I finally tried to get pre qualified for a loan of abou...
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ABC Capital review and the problem with Turnkey companiesI've done a detailed write up of my first turnkey experience in Texas with Texas Turnkey Property (link). I've seen a lot of threads asking for people to share ...
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I will be taking my pre-license classes in two weeks so that I can get my real estate license. In the meantime I have been researching the real estate industry in general. Lately, I keep running into articles saying ...
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Hey BP,I live in San Diego, CA and would like to invest out of state. I like the idea of investing OOS because it means my investments will have to be passive and it gives me the whole country to choose from. The down...