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Hello BP community! I have been lurking for a while on the site and finally wanted to make a post introducing myself. I know it's hard to network these days, mostly because of busy schedules and covid, but I have been...
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In January I will have about $35,000 freed up to invest. I am a retired government worker with a pension and I have ZERO real estate experience, other than my own home. The government pension means I need a second so...
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I have 30 year mortgage (rate is below 4%) on my current residence where I've lived for about a year. I could pay it off (I owe $185,000) and have about $10,000 in emergency savings leftover. My family thinks I should...
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Tim posted an intriguing thread on food storage and there were great posts on differing points of view and things needed. If we get into a really bad situation,pre-apocalypse, there are some other things neccessary.
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Hi! New to BiggerPockets! I was an airbnb investor for a few years but my financial situation got really complicated. Now, I am in a great financial situation and am looking to start investing again. However, I really...
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New Hampshire has always been on my short list of places I could live in my post NYC future.I know what areas I think are nice. We're actually big fans of Keene, for the occasional weekend trip. That being said, I hav...
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It is no question that we are in the middle of an economic boom right now; everyone seems to be doing well. With that being said, the Phoenix housing market has taken off into outer space; in real-world terms, the mar...
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We have been marketing now for 4 months (and worked on investing through the MLS for 2 years prior to that all with having never made ANY money!) and have very thankfully built a system that is producing consistent...
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Something that I have been pondering. For those of you who had/have a solid paying job and ability use your hard earned money to have some fun (travel, going out to nice places, piloting, presents for kids/spouse, etc...
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Me: 2-4 units (including multiple houses on 1 lot)
Location: SF Bay Area; Richmond, Oakland
Why?
1) 30yr fixed rate financing. I plan on owning the "fix and hold" properties I buy for AT LEAST...