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Hello all,I'm totally new to this. I've been reading voraciously, listening to the podcasts, and trying to understand the best route for me. I've got a full time job, with a little cash to spare that I'd like to inves...
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Hello, my name is Joseph and I am currently serving in the United States Navy, however, I separate soon and was thinking about doing some real-estate dealing with Military Personnel. I've been told it was pretty simpl...
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I'm an avid consumer of the BP podcasts, and to some extent the content on these forums. So I understand that any buy-and-hold strategies don't generally care about short-term market conditions. When asked "if the mar...
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Hi BiggerPockets!
My name is Leila, and I'm a 19 year old college student looking to
investing in a buy and hold property out of state. I would eventually
like to become financially free by 30 years old, living off...
Hello Bigger Pockets Fam! I’m excited to be on here with fellow REI’s! I’m looking for a little bit of advice right now and wanted to put it out there! I’m 30 and work in professional sales, I make decent income and h...
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Quick Background
I'm a first time investor that fell in love with Austin, ironically, by getting quarantined there for 1/2 of 2020. I was well aware of the growth over the past 10 years, but when Joe Rogan + the enti...
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Hey guys.I have been listening to the podcast for awhile now and alot of the investors who speak about the BRRR strategy find private or hard money and buy the property, reno, and refinance at the new appraised value....
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My husband and I are considering listing me as a Real Estate Professional on our taxes for 2021, and we are looking for others who have done this successfully so we can get some more detailed information on it. We as...
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Hello, I'm thinking about purchasing either a coin operated car wash or laundry with good financials. My concern is that they are harder to operate than it looks. The laundry mat is in a mid-low income neighborhood ...
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I keep hearing folks talking about hot markets in CA, AZ, and Las Vegas. I left CA about 10 years ago due to concerns about water. I am confused though why many of these areas are on the brink of having water shut off...