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Hello Bigger Pockets! I am a new investor in NJ ready to get started! I have been educating myself for the past year or so by reading books, listening to podcasts, and talking to colleagues/friends about their exper...
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I would like to become a hard money lender.
I have the customers on both sides and a specific business model. I can sell it.
I have the cash reserves myself to lend, as well as know both individuals who want to fun...
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I am looking to really dive head first into the multi-family syndication world. I have been listening to The Old Capital Podcast, Rod Khleifs podcast and reading books and blogs on syndication and at this point I'd li...
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2018, a new year and a new journey for myself and my wife Amy. We have a long term goal of owning rental properties. Over the past year we have been lurking on biggerpockets and reading real estate books. This year we...
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Everyone is asking how to get into RE. I want to know - how to get out? It was fun while it lasted, but I'm kinda done...Any ideas?I've had oil on my mind lately, and Serge is no freaking help. Should I maybe buy s...
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A couple weeks ago I had a post here asking about whether to sell a property or not and I appreciate all the feedback. Here is an entirely new situation to deal with. As the title says, here is the deal. FYI- prope...
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Hello,
I'm doing some research into starting a hard money lending business in California. The loans would be first trust deeds on non-owner occupied residential property (lending to RE investors) and the business en...
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I have never been a big fan of 401k and retirement accounts in general that are invested in mutual funds. I have always thought of it as a "life deferral plan", you put money in, that is money that is lost from your l...