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Hello, Bigger Pockets Community!My Name is Jacob, and I am 26 years old living in Chicago IL, (Portage Park Area) and one of those "Get's up at 4:00 am and Just Never Quits" kind of guy. Haha. and I did my first real-...
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Hello All! I am new Real Estate Investing, and looking for some encouragement. I have been playing it safe all my life and now with so many options, I struggle making a decision on which route to go. No money saved, 7...
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so how about those deals you see in your area, but are not fully prepared for it, and kicking yourself in the face. haha im a handyman here and working in a very desirable area, see an open house. only to check it out...
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now that I have my first deal under my belt (I like buy and holds) and having spent all disposable reserves on said deal, I am now researching a second deal and I am worried that it may take me a while to save up t...
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Just wanted to
Share what we are doing with our kids. We have 4 little chitlens ( ages 5,8,9,13) and we are always trying to teach them about money.
Monopoly and cashflow for kids are the games we play around here.
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I want to start a discussion about millennials living with their parents. In the past, once people graduated high school/college they moved out and it was socially embarrassing living with your parents. Now times have...
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Hi everyone,I should have $10,000 saved in the early months of the new year. I live in the Midwest where real estate is cheap in comparison to other parts of the country. I’m leaning toward buying a single family clos...
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Hi there,I’m 34 years old, live in Florida, got divorced recently and have 1.5 year old twins, and have never owned property. Just recently I started listening to the bigger pockets podcasts as I was looking for inspi...
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I have been in my home for 7 years and have accumulated some equity and wouldn't mind using this to buy a rental
Hello!
I'm doing my research on areas and going to begin researching to put together a team, but first I wanted to ask is there a certain amount of money you would say you need to have stashed away in savings befor...