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Hi everyone!
My name is Jim Gossett and I am a new member from Portland, OR. I have spent the last several years dreaming of becoming a real estate investor and recently found the energy and courage to follow those d...
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Hi BP, long-time reader, first time poster. I was hoping to get some feedback for the first time, or direction to some specific forum post/articles (I have read a ton already, but maybe there are some people can rec s...
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Hi! My husband and I have been managing our own rental properties for the last 2 and a half years, and we decided that we wanted to outsource the handling of maintenance calls and repairs. We like to travel quite a bi...
I am looking to purchase a package of 50 homes through a FNMA program.
I am curious about how much the appraisal might cost.
Does anyone have a similar experience or insight?
They will likely just...
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My name is Michele and I am a former real estate agent and residential appraiser from Upstate NY and moved to Sebastian, FL almost three years ago. My nephew and I decided we wanted to get into real estate investing,...
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Here's a bit about me.
As CFO for a multiple fast food franchisee, I had my first exposure to the world of real estate while participating in the evaluation of sites for future restaurants. It didn’t take long for...
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Hi BP community! I have been listening and following BP since December 2016 when I realized the power of real estate.I was a traditional index fund, buy and hold investor for years but was never really passionate abou...
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Hey everyone Im Alex!I have been browsing around on this site for a few days now and I can see how this will be one of the better ways I spend my time. I'm amazed with the amount of knowledge and insight that flows th...
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Hello Everyone,
My name is Erik. I'm pretty new to real estate investing and looking to get the ball rolling on growing my portfolio. I live in NJ but I'm looking to build the beginning of my portfolio in Daytona Bea...
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Just here to dig deeper in real estate. Currently own two properties, one is a single family residence I've rented out since 2008. The other is my current home. My goals in the next couple of years are to sell both pr...