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Staring down turning 40 in about a year. Got nostalgic over the weekend and thought about what I would love to tell my 20 / 30 year old selves, but realized they wouldn't listen anyway....What 20 won't believe-You're...
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Hello,Long time lurker, first time poster here on BP. I've been religiously following the BP podcasts and have been educating myself on REI in preparation for my first investment. I am looking for single family / mult...
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Hi Does anyone have their CIAS designation? I am wondering if anyone could provide me with some useful information. I am interested in registering for the program and want to know if it's worth the money. thanks
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Hey everyone,I'm a 20 year old living in Southern California. I really want to start investing in real estate. My initial thought/plan was to look for a multi family home, live in one unit and rent the rest. That way ...
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I came across several posts suggesting to wire exhaust fan to the light switch in bathrooms so it turns on automatically when the light is turned on.
* This seems like it's based on assumption that people will turn o...
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Hello Everybody,My name is Brian Comiskey and I currently live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I currently am employed as a Franchise Business Consultant in the Twin Cities area. I have just recently gotten into the Bigg...
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I am starting out from scratch. No financial assistance. Nobody around me is even interested in real estate besides my girlfriend which we both study religiously (reading and podcasts) but I know that’s where both our...
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Hi, my name is Chris Leslie. I am currently working on my first deal. It began as a live-in flip expected to go for 1.5-2 years but may become a rental down the line if I can come up with funding for my next deal wi...
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Here's my situation, I have 22 furnished houses with all bills paid. Half of them are 2 bedroom places. A basic 2 bedroom with a washer/dryer, cable/wifi, full kitchen goes for $350/week. A nicer place with CHA, HD...
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I've heard and read varying opinions of the job Bernanke has played during our financial crisis .... TIME magazine picked him for the following reason:
But the main reason Ben Shalom Bernanke is TIME's Person of th...