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My husband and I are anxiously awaiting the refinance of our primary home so we can get started investing with our first deal. My husband is a general contractor and more confident in this field than me, but we both a...
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After months ... well, maybe a year, of lurking, I've submitted my "introduction" post and made a few other small contributions to some of the fora.
Now I've sat down to raise the questions responsible for my being h...
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For all of you who did not catch this Trailer video that James posted on U Tube I was able to watch it..
I found it well done. And was even more amazed that Jim got Clayton on the phone all the way from Portugal.
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Hello BiggerPockets community!
I’m a 21-year-old college student majoring in physics and economics, I am the president of the Commercial Real Estate Club at my University, and am preparing to enter the investment b...
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I used Bill Bartmann's 9-Step Goal Setting plan he wrote about in 'Secret's to Success.' What is interesting is that the 9th step is 'Taking Action.' This is where most folks drop off when looking to become note inv...
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Hi all!This is a very long and detailed post. Way longer than I anticipated, but I tried to answer all the questions I had prior to starting this process, which was a lot. If any of the info below is incorrect, let ...
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Hi everyone!I’m wondering what is your buying criteria? What is it about a property that’s a deal breaker for you? Do you only buy certain types of properties?
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I am in Southern California and plan to purchase and keep a long term rental property locally even though its cash flow negative and the landlord tenant rights aren't great because I know the area and can do repairs o...