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Hello Folks,Understand this is probably a repeat story. I hired a contractor through biggerpockets introduction. He "was" (per the public records I found out) a licensed builder in MI and I hired him to do 2 jobs (Gar...
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Hi BP! Excited to join this amazing community. Been listening to the podcasts for quite some time and quietly browsing the forums but this is my first post! I live in NYC and have 50-75k cash ready to put into REI mea...
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Hi all, new to the forum and my first post. My goals are pretty simple, live off of passive income targeting a minimum of 100k a year, and employ my boys in the family business when they are older. My current stat...
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Hi everyone!My name is Garrett and I am new to Biggerpockets and to Real Estate Investing!I just graduated from college and am currently looking for a full time job. I am interested in buying a fourplex for my first ...
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Hi, I am trying to figure out what are the best research questions to ask to figure out what zip code are good to invest in. I am talking about questions like, what industrial developments are happening where. I tried...
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Hello,My husband and I are new to real estate investing and haven't done our first deal as of yet. We have committed to analyzing 5 deals a week and have been committed to this for more than 5 months. I think we hav...
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Hello all,I have been considering getting my real estate license. I live in Ohio and work 40+ hours per week as a banker and I don't want to give up my 9-5 while pursuing a license. I am looking for suggestions on the...
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Currently reading the BP book on this topic (because I live in CA) and it got me wondering which out of state cities/neighborhoods work best for this strategy. I want to start analyzing deals but the country is so lar...
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Hello all. I am excited to be a part of BP as well as being a recent new RE agent! Anyways, I currently have a full time W2 career job but eventually moving to full time in real estate and investing as well. So, seeki...
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My name is Maverick and I'm a Graphic Designer from Georgia. I've been studying real estate for quite some time but I never quite went full force into it. However, last year I did a bit of soul searching and realized ...