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Hello San Diegans! About a month ago I learned about this site and have been self-educating like a mad man about REI. This is my first time dipping my toes in the forums :) I am 25 with a lifestyle that perfectly alig...
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I recently joined BP at the suggestion of a friend who has been following the forums and podcasts for some time. I currently hold two rental properties - one in San Francisco, and one in Kansas City, MO. I ended up wi...
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Hello,I read these forums from time to time and have found them to be very helpful. I wanted to pose the following scenario to see if anyone has any thoughts, as I am always interested in hearing multiple angles. My w...
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Greetings BP Community from the frozen lands of Soldotna, Alaska. It's a small rural area about 3 hours S of Anchorage- not exactly a hot RE market, but we love living here and my husband has a fabulous job with abou...
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Please share your "Why?"
Here's mine: Personally, I believe in real estate investing because I don't believe in job security.
This has been my experience...I have worked since I was 15 years old, mostly for small b...
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Hey everyone!I’ve been a lurker on BP for several months and decided it’s time to get serious. I’m a 39 year old software engineer from Northern Virginia. I’m new to investing, although my wife and I had a rental cond...
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I came across following idea from internet about buying defaulted mortgage notes directly from banks. However, I need some more help. Please help. Thanks, Sam
Contact homeowner in pre-foreclosure. When you first appr...
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Would love some input. First off, I’m very interested in real estate. Don’t won’t to call myself a newbie investor since I haven’t invested at all yet. So, I’m overseas working in Saudi for about another 7-8 months. B...
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Hello all! i will be as descriptive and to the point as possible. I am new to real estate, started educating myself since November of last year, I have possible routes i can take to start my real estate journey but i ...
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