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Dumb luck (and a ton of work) got me into REI. In 2015 my girlfriend was spending 6/7 nights at my apartment. She had a cool little studio in a cool part of town, and we threw her apartment on Airbnb. A traveling nurs...
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Hey, my name is Cecilia, an investor, that is at the moment based in Switzerland. I have been postponing my intro on BP far too long. Today while listening to an inspiring BP podcast episode (nr. 276) , I felt that it...
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Hi everyone,
I purchased my first rental property in June 2023, and it took until December to prepare it for tenants. I posted the listing on December 12, and my first tenant moved in on December 26th.
As I’m filing...
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I've been a member since August 02, 2011... and quite frankly, I've "used and abused BP resources" without ever really giving back my own knowledge or experience.
So... if ya'll will forgive me, I would love ...
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Hey Guys -
We'll soon be releasing the new BiggerPockets site redesign for everyone to use, but before we did, I wanted to share our new promo video with you which contains a sneak peek of the site.
I t...
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Hi there,I am new to the community and hopeful to gain a ton of exposure to the world of real estate! This is my first-ever forum/blog entry, and am doing so mostly to keep tabs on the real estate goals that I have s...
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So I bought this house from another BP member. Closed on May 2, 2014. Rehab started May 2, 2014. We had 6x30 yds dumpsters of garbage in the house and we painted the whole house and new flooring in kitchen...
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This is part ‘success story,’ part shout-out. My wife and I read the book by @Ben Leybovich on house hacking, and we were really part of the target audience of the book. We got bounced around pretty hard in the cras...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $440,000
It was a surreal moment, one that I had dreamt of for years. This beautiful, fully furnished waterfront home i...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Providence.
Purchase price: $192,000
Cash invested: $6,000
Sale price: $224,000
This was my first house-- I bought it not ...