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My 5+ year old MacBook Air is about to die, and I need a new laptop. I will be using the laptop for basic email, writing articles, business management, etc. I'm an OOS investor and use my current laptop for just norma...
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“Alternative investments,” such as private equity real estate, are finding favor among high-net-worth investors these days.They offer opportunities for accredited investors to invest outside the world of stocks, bonds...
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Just joined recently, and don't know what awards and votes are. Please clarify.
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Hello Everyone. I am currently a residential loan officer in the Northern VA area with about 5 years experience. I previously used to be in the USAF and I am trying to start out either wholesaling or rehabbing pr...
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After furnishing quite a few properties for short-term rentals, we generally have a pretty good sense of how much to budget for furnishing whenever we’re putting together a budget for new properties. Being able to bud...
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Hi all,I hope this post finds you well.My name is Sihao Cao and I am a recently-joined member of BiggerPockets. I found the site after searching for helpful tips regarding real estate investing.Having studied Finance ...
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Stephen Covey, famed author of "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," claimed an important habit in achieving success was to "Begin With the End In Mind." This habit in real estate is critical to success of a ven...
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New to real estate investing (thinking about landlording) and trying to choose which city to invest in. I am looking in larger cities like Texas (Houston, Austin, Dallas), Chicago, Atlanta or closer to ho...
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Dear all,One of our project will be done soon: 1 big flat that we have divided in 4 units. We would like to try a new business model for one unit in order to go through the process and see how it goes. The idea will b...
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I'm new here, but I think I may have stumbled upon a potentially interesting deal. I found a VA foreclosure property that is listed about 35% below the houses surrounding it. It's listed at $157K and th...