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Hello BP fam,
I'm having a hard time deciding where to build my portfolio. I'm from southern California with approx. 300k cash to start my investment in real estate, can be pre-approved up to 900K loan. I'm interes...
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Hi! My name is Tyler Smith. I am married, 27 years old, and I am in the education phase of real estate investing career. I grew up not far from State College, PA, and currently work there as an engineer for Penn Sta...
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Hello all at BP, My name is Kyle and I just received my M.A. in Education, teaching PE in the Bay Area in California. I am highly debating taking a job offer to teach in the San Diego area. After lurking on BP for a m...
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Oh man how I hate doing taxes! Although I must admit that as I learn more and more, it does get a bit less intimidating. I've got pretty slim chances of getting an audience with a CPA this week so I hope one of you ...
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Hi all -
I'm a newb to REI and have been doing a lot of research lately - podcasts, books, forums, articles, etc. I'm excited to be here and start building my network and continuing to learn more. A little bit about...
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I know little to nothing about investment properties. I accidentally got my first rental property by helping out a family member 7 years ago. This property is not cash flowing, but helps out my family member. I ...
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In the range of your market rent, where do you like to fall? In my experience in real estate, I enjoy falling anywhere from the middle to even the low end of what our market/area will allow. I prefer picking from many...
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This white sounds like a silly question, What is it ever a good idea to do a cash out on a free and clear rental property just for the sake of locking in some cheap money? Even if there's no immediate plan for it. Fig...
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Hello All, As my headline states; I want to do this to build a portfolio that can allow my father to retire. That is my "why". I am hoping to begin this journey in the Baltimore County, MD area. My father has work...
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Hello, BP! First post here from a newbie getting into the real estate game.
I currently live in Newark, NJ and looking to relocate to Nashville, TN permanently. I would like to find a small multi-family (duplex or tr...