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Hello BiggerPockets Community,I'm a contractor/consultant in Northern Virginia providing Home Automation (The Internet of Things - "Smart" devices), Security & AudioVideo design & installation services for bo...
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Calling all 1031 Experts!I am trying to learn more about the world of 1031 exchange. We are a successful commercial self-storage operator out of Roswell, GA. We typically syndicate our equity requirements for our ac...
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Hey, all.Still in the "stand back and learn" phase here, but I've thought about dabbling in real estate for several years. A few things in my life have changed recently to make my entry into this new world a bit easie...
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Hi, I am Angela from Grand Rapids, MI. I grew up in Kentwood and am now raising our family in Kentwood. My husband, @Chad Hovermale, and I buy, update and hold duplexes in Kentwood and Greater Grand Rapids. I find i...
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Hi there,I am new to the community and hopeful to gain a ton of exposure to the world of real estate! This is my first-ever forum/blog entry, and am doing so mostly to keep tabs on the real estate goals that I have s...
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Hi BP Community!
I've been dreaming about investing in real estate for awhile now and I'm finally putting myself out there to the community in an effort to hold myself accountable & invest in at least one propert...
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@Ali Boone , @Charles McNelly, and others have talked about lifestyle design, and how it fits into their real estate investing - or should I say, how their real estate investing fits into their lifestyle design. I've ...
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Innovative thinker, business strategist, passionate about real estate investing, and building strategic partnerships. Values the advantages of a high-performing team. Nina Daniel has lived in the Washington D.C. are...
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Hello BP Family! Just wanted to introduce myself, my name is Maria... I am currently transitioning from being a law enforcement supervisor (where I have been for 5 years), to running my own interior design and staging...
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When calculating cash flow, you hear a lot about how much you should budget for various reserves (7% for vacancy, 10% for property management, 5% for cap ex, etc. etc.). My understanding is that you're calculating a p...