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Hi everyone, I get business cards from hard money lenders at meetups all the time, is there anything I should be aware of with these people or anything “sketchy” that they can do if you work with the wrong ones? T...
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When it comes to House Hacking and real estate investing, many people find themselves entangled in a web of misconceptions and contradictory advice. The alluring prospect of timing the market and concerns about high-i...
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My mom had a stroke in April which has eliminated any possibility of her ever returning to her extremely stressful 7 job. She is still technically employed and earning an income while she still has sick hours, and she...
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Hey everyone,First of all, if I didn’t listen to the 1st Biggerpockets podcasts and never skipped a single episode since then, I would not have achieved what I have got today, so big shout out to Biggerpockets and the...
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I've spent the past year marketing to sellers whose information I got from propstream & property radar. I have gotten roughly 30 deals of vacant residential lots & SFHs (owner occupied/non-owner occupied...
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Has anyone had success trading stock options?
If so how did you learn?
Books? Any recommendations on what ones?
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Hi,Through a syndication portal, I got access to this equity deal (as part of the 86% pool). It's a 52 unit in a B class neighborhood in the Sacramento area. On top of checking the financials, I took a look on craigsl...
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How can I go inside and see a home that is going up for foreclosure before the actual auction? I hate biding on something that you haven t seen the inside of. I am thinking about knocking on the door and in a nice way...
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Hi BP Community,I've been consuming BP content over web and podcasts like candy for the past 12 months and wanted to finally (formally) intro myself.My name is Jason. I discovered BP in the fall of 2017 which removed ...
I want to get into REI so that I can diversify out of the stock market. My wife is convinced that investing is a bad idea.Does anyone have an experience talking a spouse into not holding back?