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Hey BP community, I'm Jonah. I'm looking to learn more about passive real estate investing, syndications, and other passive or semi-passive streams of income or equity building. I'm 37 and about 8 years into my emerg...
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The entire country has just spent the past decade enjoying one of the longest bull markets of our time.
Financing has been readily available, there have been an abundance of Buyers available for just about any asset ...
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Curious what others think of this new pro-renter ordinance approved in Seattle. Would this make you think twice before investing in Seattle RE?In a nutshell, this ordinance aims to ban "discrimination by landlords a...
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I'm trying to continue the good discussion on the "Housing crash" thread that @Greg R. created few months ago and had the number one posts in the history of BP including a very insightful post from @James Hamling. But...
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If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them? I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets! My name is Michael Geraci and I am a full time mechanical engineer in Manhattan, looking to get into real estate. Specifically, I want to begin investing in rental properties to build passive inc...
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I am still in the process of evaluating locations to move to further my real estate investing career. I have tentatively narrowed down locations and am currently leaning towards the Fayetteville / Northwest Arkansas a...
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I am a newbie in this business and I have been looking for a mentor/coach to guide me and help me navigate the rough waters of Los Angeles real estate. I had a VERY interesting 60 minute conversation with Brian Gibbo...