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New member here and in the FI community in general. Would love to hear some advice from fellow investors in the community to take REI to the next steps.Currently, I've been holding a rental property (2b1b tiny garden ...
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I purchased my first single family rental in Baltimore City and am currently looking to purchase a second one a year and a half later. In my opinion it’s a great market to find cashflowing properties and there are def...
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As many of us are aware, millennials are more apt to renting rather than buying real estate. They (we?) are replacing baby boomers at a rapid rate, and are right behind Generation Z... Of course, Generation Z still ha...
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I am just joining the biggerpockets forum. I live in CA, will begin investing in a rental property in OH with my partner in the next few weeks.
Plan now is to buy the first property outright, improve and ren...
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Prelude: I wish the subject lines had more space. But I digress ;)Question: Do you think Bigger Pockets encourages Ninja Investors? For those unfamiliar, Ninja was a slang term, especially in the last run-up of "No In...
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I am at a crossroads in my real estate investing career. I want to quit my job to pursue flipping full time and have enough money saved to live comfortably for 8 months. I also want to buy my first multi family for pa...
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Good morning BiggerPockets,My name is Levi Shiverdecker and I am currently a Ph.D. student at Penn State. I officially made my first deal in May 2016. I have been using BiggerPockets as an educational tool for a yea...
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So I have become obsessed with the quote from Shawshank Redemption, “Get busy living or get busy dying.” My very best friend died suddenly in the midst of her prime at age 57 in April. Although I am 10 years younger t...
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Hello BP-ers!My husband (@BruceMar, he "introduced" me in his post last week) and I are super excited that we closed on our first rental property last week, and spent the weekend assessing the renovations and getting ...
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Hello all,looking for some advice and opinions here in regards to potential investment markets for multi family properties. I have about $500k in a 1031 exchange account that I'd like to invest. Priority is obviously...