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I hate everything about the phrase "house hacking". EVERYTHING! The term "house hacking', in my opinion, is derived from the internet culture of hackers; hackers hack websites in order to gain unfair advantages. The s...
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New property managers moved a tenant moved into a rental house I own on May 2. I do a drive-by and talk to the neighbors about how my properties are going about once a year or two, as I'm an out of state owner, and I ...
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A word to fellow investors from both coasts- too many liars and blood suckers waiting for opportunity to rip you off. If you're a working professional and haven't seen the ugly side of greed , traps, lying, betrayal e...
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I’m 24, I’ve just graduated college about a year ago, and I am just getting into real estate. One issue that has become a hinderance more than I’d like to admit is the fact that I look so young. Most people say I look...
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I am currently rehabing one of the house I bought. However, I notice that the project is taking so long. The Contractor we are currently working an the only one that answered in our area has delayed so much and we are...
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It seems to be a waste of time talking to non-investors about your investment deals. I work with and know many non interested, non real estate investors who know I am in my starting to invest in real estate and begin ...
So I have been reading and reading about REI and wanting to get into it. Read ABC of Real Estate Investing and now on Cashflow Quadrant, to be followed by BP's UGB. From all the podcasts and all the reading I have don...
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This afternoon I got my first property under contract! My wholesale intentions full disclosed! A fully rented duplex with $1350/mo in rents! Now the fun part, shopping it to my buyers!
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I got a lot of value from Michael L's ongoing post about his experience with Elite in Chicago, so I thought I'd replicate that for others. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/16...I live in Southern Califo...
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Hello All,I am new to the Bigger Pockets forums but have been listening to the podcasts for several months now. Although I certainly get a TON of value from the platform already, I found that more sophisticated, nuanc...