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Hi all, long term reader and podcast listener excited to be officially joining the BP community.
My brother and business partner Cody Hobelmann and I have a little bit of a unique story and goal when it comes to rea...
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A year ago I bought a new construction property from a builder. At the time spirits and moods were high. The house was a labor of love by the builder somewhat, according to him. In our conversations he said "Now Chris...
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I'm not exactly new to BiggerPockets, but I am new to posting and investing. I've been educating myself on real estate investing for several years and I finally pulled the trigger on an investment property. Here's a l...
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Hi BiggerI joined BiggerPockets a few months back and have done a lot of reading and listening to David Greene's podcasts and the like. I am living overseas indefinitely, so my first investment will be long-distance....
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Hi all,I was working on a deal this week that unfortunately fell through due to the seller changing his mind and deciding to leave the property to his son. Anyway, I gained very valuable experience in negotiating wit...
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Can you do a 1031 Exchange if the property you buy is a multi family and you live in one unit while renting out the others?
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Hello all! I am not an investor, ....yet. Here is my (partial) plan to become one. Please help me fill in the gaps. I will have a VA Loan benefit in the 4th quarter of this year. I want to use that to purchase a fo...
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My wife and myself purchased a home that was somewhat a fixer upper. We have lived in the home ever since we bought it last year and have done several repairs and upgrades to the home. We have recently had a cash ou...
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I'm putting together my investment plan. I currently have a primary residence. (If I had known I was going to get involved in real estate investing I'd have done this completely different but it is what it is). If I u...
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I came across a property that has been foreclosed on twice by the HOA. The bank filed a LP years ago, but no further action regarding a foreclosure has ever followed. The intermediate owner held the deed for about 4...