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A loan made to an individual or a business can be secured by real estate or real property. This is also called real estate lending, or trust deed investing. A trust deed is recorded, putting a lien on the Title to the...
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Hello everyone,Today I signed up for BiggerPockets. I am a fifteen year old boy living in Texas, and my name is Adrian. I don't know if I'm posting this in the right thread, so please tell me if I'm not. I have this c...
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Hello everyone. I am 20 years old and am trying to start investing and learning about it now. I graduate from college next year and would like to live below my means and invest. I have 1500 saved up and don’t know wha...
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I was born and raised in CA. It's so heartbreaking to see what is happening to it. A recent poll says that 46% of the people plan on leaving the bay area. Let's do our own poll (FOR CALIFORNIANS or those that recentl...
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Recent article from the LA Times showcased nearby San Diego as the number #3 city for largest year over year price increase at 7.8%. See article link http://www.latimes.com/sd-fi-case-shiller-august-2...Did you know t...
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The increasing number of crowdfunding platforms makes it a bit of a challenge to decide which ones to look at seriously, and which to avoid. As an accredited investor seeking to diversify my portfolio, Fundraise &...
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There are so many powerful, motivated, and driven investors on BP. This platform is amazing to connect, inspire, and help others. The goal of this is to help people jump over their hurdles and take action in 2019. So ...
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