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Hey Everyone!BiggerPockets has been invaluable to my success as a real estate investor, so I just wanted to share what's possible with real estate if you set goals and follow through with your plan.A Little BackstoryI...
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I wanted to address this to educate people who have been mislead by the financial services industry...not just Dave Ramsey Step 7 - Build wealth and give. This is where he want's you to "invest in mutual funds," and...
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I just got a Bigger Pockets email with an article about all the reasons I should not invest out of state. I live in the SF Bay Area and can not afford to buy in state and that article scares the s*^+ out of me.
If I ...
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I attended a Rich Dad “Learn To Be Rich” Academy this weekend, and while it was fresh on my head I wanted to comment on my experience.
It seems that the response across the board has been that the training is a scam,...
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Greetings All! My name is
Jeff, and I’m a newbie soon to be investor. I just found BiggerPockets recently
and am overwhelmed (in a good way) at the plethora of information I’ve come
across so far! I’m extremely e...
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I am currently a freshman at University of Wisconsin - Stout. While my major is currently Mechanical Engineering I've quickly realized that isn't what I want to do. I've always been interested in real estate and found...
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I have a rehab property here in Garland and I finished the foundation only to get the call from the company telling me I had a leak. Of course I got a second opinion my neighbor who owns a plumbing company to go out ...
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So historically I've been terrible at keeping these sort of deal diaries, but I'm hoping the BP community will help keep me honest...and updating. Back on February 22 I closed on my first rental property since joining...
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I found a 10 Unit apartment (6 2-bed, 4 1-bed) that had been sitting on Zillow for more than 6 months! I added it to my portfolio December 1st. I knew the area and market, drove by and did some basic numbers. The f...