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Hello Biggerpocketers, I have been vigilantly searching for a multifamily property to purchase as my first home in the Minneapolis area for the past 7 months and have found very few that actually make sense by standa...
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I have to say, this site is amazing, and I'm in total information overload right now trying to absorb it all!
I'm curious, for those of you who own investments in other areas/regions/states, how did you get ...
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I just bid for and won my third Williams and Williams house auction. The latest one was last month for 3159 Sarah Ann in Lafayette IN. The sellers rejected my winning bid all three times. The first two homes were o...
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Economic Update(Monday, May 3, 2021)
Here’s some fun facts. According to University of California Davis’ “Road Ecology Center,” Los Angeles traffic patterns changed dramatically during the pandemic. In March of 2...
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Hello!I am a first-time homebuyer. My wife and I are working towards owning our own rental properties and have been wanting to house hack. Our financial situation has been scarce as over the past two years I was worki...
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My opinion, what is yours?
If you have difficulty renting or selling, great numbers are meaningless. The numbers may look good, but it is a terrible investment.
Many times, I have been presented with investment oppo...
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Over the last few months I've been researching different all-in-one REI software platforms. I've looked into "REIPRO", "REALEFLOW" and "FREEDOMSOFT". Currently I'm paying for "REIPRO" and I'm in a free trial with "REA...
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I constantly see investors buying up HOA liens at the foreclosure auction and wonder what is the reason? If they had no mortgage or a low balance on the mortgage, I would understand. Most times they are way under wate...
Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...
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I'm curious where Bigger Pockets buy and hold investors are finding cashflow these days.