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Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii!
I am an “older” newbie (51 years young) who only recently discovered the wealth building potential of REI. My journey began a short 7 months ago after I spoke to a financial adviser. Lo...
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Hello BP Community!First time poster here! My husband and I are both teachers living in southern Orange County, CA, and we want to jump into real estate investing. Since our area in California is very expensive, we ar...
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My husband and I currently reside in California have been actively analyzing the Indiana market to purchase our first investment property/ property in general.I wanted more options on the decisions below before we att...
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i am new to real estate investing, I actually have not even done a deal yet. This is something that I have been pondering for some time now. I often see people do jobs and get paid "under the table". To be honest, I ...
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Hey folks!I just wanted to quickly introduce myself, my name is Kamran and I've lived in the suburban areas on and off for a handful of years. My background is in tech, I own a few different businesses in that space. ...
I’m very interested in starting to invest in a rental property in Cleveland, Ohio. I have zero experience with real estate or investments and I live out of state in California. Can anyone help guide me in the right di...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,
I hope this post finds you all well. I am reaching out for some valuable insights and advice regarding an opportunity that has come my way, and your collective wisdom could make a signi...
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Hey BP,After doing significant research and thinking through my goals (PASSIVE cash flow= primary, capital growth= secondary), I'm starting to think investing in funds & syndicated deals makes more sense than buyi...
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Tenant with good history wants to vacate a SFH rental 2 weeks early. He has paid the last month rent and is currently not asking for any money back (initially he did but I said no). As I understand it, he simply wan...
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I'm curious to hear other people's experience getting utilities activated for inspections or appraisals on HUD homes while under contract. Any tips or tricks? Your experiences?