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Ok. So I get all real estate is local and location, location, location.'Driving for dollars' makes sense to me on a basic level; Learning about a neighborhood, looking for FSBO's and rentals, or looking for distresse...
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Today on my drive home from work, about 3 months into really getting excited about the prospect of getting into multifamily investing to create wealth, I had the "this is it" moment.I've been interested in real estate...
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Initially, my masculinity/bravado balked at the idea of taking an interior design class; but then, I said huh? SHE, went on..."If we are going to flip properties, don't you think you should know what your talking abou...
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Hello guys! And happy Thanks Giving!I purchased my 1st rental property in 09/2022 in CA with tenants with a lease expiring in Dec, 31 2022. I would like to get your answers in the following questions.1. Can I increase...
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Hey Everybody,My Name is Rich. Im 20 years old from staten island, and have been learning/listening/reading about real estate for a few months now. I was really inspired by the Bigger Pockets Episode 176: how to close...
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I've been studying REI for about three years now. I've read books from RDPD to ABC's of Real Estate Investing to Paul Moore's book on Multifamily. I am also a devout listener of the Real Estate Radio Guys and just wra...
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Hello Biggerpockets community, my name is Stefon, I am an enthusiastic young man ready to start a career becoming a real estate agent/ investor. I am looking to work in the upper New jersey/ New York Rockland county a...
Currently have 3 rentals carrying legit losses on my tax return for a number of years now. I understand that this will be useful when I sell, in order to reduce my capital gains tax. It also reduces my AGI from my 9-5...
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Hello, I am new to this forum. I live in Texas.I am interested in fast cash turnaround, and I thought house flipping, buy-upgrade-sell, might be a good idea.A typical scenario would be to buy a home for say $200,000, ...
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Hello bigger pocket people!I'm Dan from PODUNK North Carolina. I'm a happily married man and new father. My daughter was born Dec. 27. YAY! And I might add that I was able to claim her for the the entire year on m...