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Hello,Been reading a lot of RE books, listening to more BP podcasts (on show 101 currently) and looking at what my next steps should be. I wanted to pay down my student loan, and that was my primary goal. When I gradu...
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I posted an article on BP in March that was an article featured of me in Business Insider that headlined "A 24-year-old college dropout explains how he went from $10,000 in savings to $4 million in real estate". At th...
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I cannot believe the day is almost here. Tomorrow, December 5th, I will retire after 20 years as a Physical Therapist. Most people would say "I can't believe you're just leaving that career!" Yes, I received a B.S. in...
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Hello! I am a Marine Officer stationed in North Carolina and am interested in connecting with people in self-storage! Please reach out if you are interested in chatting more!
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Hello all,I've been listening to the bp podcast for about 2 years now, essentially just for entertainment and an understanding of REI. However, recently Ive decided to try and take more actionable steps to get involve...
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What happened to the basic understanding of supply and demand? I didn’t grow up in a financially savvy household, but even as a kid I remember having a distinct awareness and understanding of supply and demand and it...
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As I get prospective tenants emailing me, would you have them fill out credit and backround check before you would show them the property or after. My thought is if they don't qualify whats the point of wasting my ti...
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If you can pay off the mortgage on your first rental property should you? And is it a viable strategy to then use a HELOC on the (now paid off) rental to buy a second? I ask this because my wife and I dislike debt but...
Hey my fellow Houston Real Estate Experts, please drop a real estate statistic or fact about our city that would get others excited about investing here.
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Ya'll. I need a pep talk. I started investing this past fall and my start has been ROUGH. I'm discouraged, and I don't need tough love - I'm hard enough on myself as it is. I really don't even need advice. I just need...