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Hello BP community,Happy New Year! I am a new real estate investor and I closed on my first duplex in November in Lakewood/Tacoma, WA area. Tenants were placed in both units by a previous property management company (...
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Hey All,I have been an agent for about 2 years now and I run a large rental team for Compass. However I want to transition into sales and start learning from somebody where I'm not rubbing shoulders with. Any market o...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community,I'm looking at making a career change from the Air Force into Real Estate. I'm about a year out from transitioning from the military and I'm looking at attending the University of Colora...
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Hi,An applicant put a Salvation Army shelter as his address. I have called and verified that he lives there. According to them he had to take care of some financial responsibilities while there, now he is ready to tra...
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Hi Everybody,I'm 23 years old and looking into purchasing my first property this year. My strategy is to use an FHA loan to purchase a 3-4BR / 2+BA townhome or SFH for $200k-$275k and house hack for at least 1 year be...
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I’ve got money for a down payment on a duplex but are in transition between career and don’t have the income to qualify for financial underwriting. Any suggestions on how to proceed?
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From 3.3 billion global passengers this year to 7.3 billion by 2034. North America is expected to grow 3.3 percent annually over the next 20 years.Source: Globe And MailShould be good news for real estate investors l...
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Hello my name is Austin, I recently got out of the Marine Corps less than a year ago and transitioning back into society. Currently I work as a industrial painter while my wife is going through the process of joining ...
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Hey everyone!I am a 25 year old newbie from Lubbock, Texas. I have been lurking around this site for the past year and finally decided to become an official BP member. I am a very excited to join BiggerPockets &...
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My husband and I have been in the STR business since 2013. We are now transitioning to long term rentals using primarily the BRRR method with our oldest son. I have read in a few places that we can only finance up to ...