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Hi BiggerPockets Community!
My name is Michael, and I’m excited to join BiggerPockets and dive deeper into real estate investing! I’ve been studying real estate for the past few months, reading books and absorb...
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Hello BP users, I have been researching information for months now, listened to podcasts, bought many books. I am trying to get started with hopes of having a home under contract by the end of the year (Dec 31, 2012)....
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Howdy folks,Greetings. We're wrapping up our first multi-family BRRRR project and finalizing the cash-out refinance process now. We're expecting to close next Monday and just received the closing disclosure statemen...
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Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, from one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, TN.
Today...
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Hi Folks,
Our friends at the IRS are auditing my 2009 return, mostly because of my real estate professional designation.
I have a full time job and the rentals take up all of the rest of my time and I easily spend mo...
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Hello Every oneMy name is Perrii, from Toronto. I was working for different banks for 35 years. Self employed for the last 5 years. Learnt and started investing in real estate for the last few years. Now I am a Passiv...
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Hello Everybody,I'm really struggling with lead generation this year I want to expand and get more leads but mostly all the avenues. I have taken have greatly failed. I tried online marketing company paid 5k for 2 mon...
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Hey everyone! My name is Krishna! I am a full-time ICU RN in NYC! I have always been interested in purchasing a home but have always been intimidated by the whole process. However, I recently picked up this book by Br...
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Has anyone purchased real estate using a self-directed IRA? I've read about this strategy but haven't tried it myself.
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Most investors on bigger pockets are familiar with the large multi-family value add syndication space. Names such as Joe Fairless, Grant Cardone, and Mark Kenney are familiar to most real estate investors. I have in...