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I once heard a defintion of "Financial Freedom" that changed my life. The definition went like this;
"FINANCIAL FREEDOM happens when your wants and your needs are exceeded by your passive income."
Once I heard that...
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Hi everyone, this is my first post! I found this forum through the audiobook Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate.
I live in the Bay Area in CA, but have invested in Florida, where I fully own three t...
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Hi, everyone. My husband and I have been saving for almost a year to invest in our first rental. To me, STR is the only thing that makes sense for us, as we are 40 with 2 kids, and looking for the highest cash flow po...
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Hi there everyone! Excited to be here in the Bigger Pockets forums. Been reading the site for a month or so and decided to get more involved. Don't have anyone in my family or friend group involved in real estate inve...
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Hello,I know two retired families in my group, sitting on $3M+ real estate, free & clear. They living in it. Very humble, hardworking, blue-collar family and they happen to grow up in a part of California that is ...
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Shortly after a new tenant moves in, do you check in with them by phone, or email ?If so, does this help your relationship with the tenant?Any other feedback on this question?Thanks
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Hoping to get more opinions on Detroit for out-of-state investing. Long-term BRRR hold rentals, Can anyone can suggest neighborhoods to look into further?
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I'm looking to buy a fourplex in Texas with my VA loan. The plan is to live in one unit, and rent out the other 3, but I haven't decided on the city. All in I'm looking to spend a max of $800k on a fourplex.
Real es...
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Hey BiggerPockets future (or current!) millionaires, I am new to real estate investing and would love to hear the input of some veterans out there. I have a bit of cash saved up (about 45K), and I work at a blue-colla...
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I think I may have posted this response in a different category and didn't want it to get swept away, especially if it may be in the wrong thread! :)
As a newbie, I've finally obtained the funds to safely invest in m...