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I am American, born and raised, but I don't live in America currently. I will be buying a plane ticket on my 18th birthday to come to the US, and get a degree with the hopes of medical school, and an eventual career i...
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Howdy!I'm a new-ish BP member and I'm looking to purchase a condo in Sarasota, Florida for personal use and to offer as a vacation rental. I've found a community that I like and that allows 1-week minimum rentals (pa...
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Good afternoon friendsI have been working on getting my mixed use residential upstairs/ commercial storefront ready to open with my wife’s business inside. We live upstairs and are essentially house hacking. The store...
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Hi BP
My name is Tim Rogerson and I am a 52 year old newbie....
I live near Seattle Washington and started working for The Boeing company right after my 20th birthday. I have always been interested in the stock market...
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Hey everyone, I am curious to see what are the main challenges you face or have faced when dealing with contractors?
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Before I knew about Bigger Pockets I had purchased two houses (both initially as primary residences) and two commercial buildings (the first one where I had my office). But it had been several months and I had sever...
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I am receiving a settlement of almost $120k at age 21 due to a personal injury lawsuit when i was younger. I am looking into receiving the settlement when i turn 18 so that I can buy a duplex/triplex/fourplex with an...
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Any thoughts on insurance programs that help cover renter deposits and whether it fully replaces the need for security deposits?
I certainly understand the benefits of "in depth" analysis such as calculating an IRR and selling at the highest ROR. However, I've somehow convinced myself that I'd rather own as much property as possible and for the...
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Does anyone know what happened to him ? He had no seminars in 2017 and he has links on his site to other educators. He was a big help to me and I enjoyed his material. Hope he is ok. I know you can get his material fr...