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Just wondering, how many RE invetsors have had or are involved in sales of other financial products? Insurance sales, bank PR/marketing, stock brokers, financial planners?
How has that experience played on your RE in...
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Seeing a big drop in rates (1% over the last few weeks). In your opinion could this steep drop lead to an increase in new purchases leading to higher inflation, in turn raising rates? In short, if you had to guess wha...
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Hi, everyoneThis is my first post here on biggerpockets, it's nice to meet everyone! So just like most newcomers here, I'm fairly new to real estate/wholesaling and been doing a lot research to grasp a good understand...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community!My name is Michelle Coombs and I’m a very green aspiring Real Estate Investor! I’m currently residing in Chillicothe, OH while I complete an Internship at the Veterans Affairs Medical Ce...
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I was inspired today about WHY I want financial freedom."Whatever causes us to be dependent on someone else for decisions or resources we could provide for ourselves weakens us spiritually and retards our growth towar...
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So far, the few flips that I've done have been what I'd call sugarcoat: paint, carpet, minor updates/upgrades, appliances.
I'm looking at a house now, however, that will need some serious work done to the foundation....
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Syndication has become a prevalent strategy in the market, with real estate increasingly embracing this approach. If ranches adopt this investment model, how successful do you think it would be? What syndication model...
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The Ten Most Ridiculous Type Posters on BP
1. The insurance salesmen in the personal finance forum preaching “infinity” banking
2. The posters with 2 posts “testifying” as to the value of a particular guru’s mentors...
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I bought an out of state property and have about $50,000 left to pay off for the loan. Anyone know if paying 1 huge principle payment at the end of each year would pay it off faster verses bi weekly payments?
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Edit: Unsure if this is best suited in Starting Out, or Investor Psychology...My wife and I are pretty new to this whole thing, and we have a lot to learn. We currently have 1 unit and it's working well for now. As we...