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Hey everyone,I am an aspiring rental property investor from the Kansas City, MO area. I am a Mechanical Engineer by training. One of my biggest long term goals is to achieve financial freedom by making calculated inve...
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Hello, My name is Kyle DeSimone, I am new here and have just been educating myself for about half a year... Needless to say all of this is very exciting and I am looking forward to getting my feet wet.Currently, my wi...
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I didn't always live in the great state of Texas. I moved around a lot as a kid, so I'm used to being the "newb" in school and the community. Growing up this way wasn't always ideal but there was one thing that I saw ...
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Hi All!My name is Justin Wilson from the Boston, MA area. My professional experience is in civil engineering. I graduated from college five years ago and since then I've worked in Alaska, Virginia, and Massachusetts...
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Hello everyone, I am new to real estate in the sense that I haven't actively invested yet, however I have been educating myself through books, podcasts, and the Bigger Pockets website for the past year and a half. I a...
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Hello Everyone,I'm happy to be here on BP. This is first ever post so I hope it leaves a good impression. My name is Michael, I'm 25, married with 1 little baby girl, and I'm out of Phoenix AZ. I'm currently in sales ...
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Hi Everyone, I just discovered Bigger Pockets a week back and have already spent hours on the site and watching videos on Youtube - big fan in a short time! I have been working in Corporate America in sales & mark...
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Novice REI and brand new biggerpockets member here. I am in my early thirties and I plan to get my first investment property within the year. I have a full time job as an attorney (not real estate) and this would be...
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Hey guys,I am new to the forum and I am currently a new Short Term Rental investor as well. I have just started my 1st STR and it’s going great, even better than I expected. I’m looking to do a cash out refi because I...
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Hey BP community! My name's Zac and I have no background in real estate. I am a Business Development Manager for a security technology company in Northern Virginia. I have lived in Virginia for the past 20+ years and ...