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I've been involved in real estate in Columbus Ohio since 2014. Since then the market has only gotten better every year. The last recession came in 2007 and 2008 and it seems based on what I have heard that it happened...
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BiggerPockets! I work at BP and I'm working on building a landing page for Washington and the city of Spokane. Would anyone be willing to share why you choose to invest in Spokane or the state in general? What makes i...
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I'm coming up on a cash out refinance scenario and I'm a bit confused on one topic... What do I tell the lender regarding my property's estimated value when shopping around and beginning the process, before the apprai...
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The Orange County Register ran this article by me on 11/6/2011, and I though you-all might like it.
Debt is the worst drug in America, because it directly harms the most people.
The debt pushers have en...
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Hey
im confused a bit guys, i dont know where to start investing and how to focus on one place and not few. I want to do BRRRR & I have around 120K, where is the best place to invest do you think to start in gene...
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Hi! I'm posting for a friend who lives in LA. Her, along with 3 other friends is currently renting a home. Apparently, the landlord (also the owner of the house), during the negotiation process asked them to write ...
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Anyone have advice on how they narrowed down their search when selecting a out of state locations to invest in? I'm having the shiny object syndrome which I continue to hear of good markets to invest in with good cash...
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New member here. I'm a military spouse and currently a stay at home mom, but we are interested in learning about real estate investing. I'm of the "I hate debt" persuasion. Are there any real estate books or expert...
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What's up ya'll! I'm Darryl from Orange County! This forum appeared multiple times after searching on Google as a good point of reference and it seems to have more people engaged in this niche so I figured I might a...
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Upon selling a rental property that was my school of hard knocks, I find myself with enough money to pay off some but not all of my horrendous debt. I have very little income though, not enough to live off of. I know...