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I am looking to kick off my real estate journey soon and I need all the help and support I can get! I hope to connect with experienced people who can help me avoid the pitfalls that new investors might run into. I am ...
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Hello,
I am a new investor looking to purchase my first rental property. I reside in California, but want to make a purchase in another state e.g. Texas, Utah, Colorado.
My concern is how to start?
Since this is m...
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Good evening fellow BP community,My name is Christian Ortega and I have made the decision to embark on a journey to financial freedom through Real Estate Investing. I'm novice to the industry and have taken the initia...
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Howdy folks!I'm new to the site and thought this would be a good spot to start firing away questions and utilizing other's experience with good management companies and investing in certain areas. There are multiple q...
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I am really interested in real estate and want to get started and I’m wondering about how much time a week managing an SFR would take as a beginner. I definitely want to take this seriously and put all the work necess...
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I'm a new investor and I'm actually looking to relocate to the central Florida area soon, but I'm hearing a lot of negative things about super high insurances (flood insurance and sinkholes). I know that Florida insur...
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Hi, I have been renting a house in Sugar Land Texas for almost a year. Since taxes have gone up, my mortgage has gone up as well. How do I go about increasing rent so that my renter does not get angry and move out? I ...
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Hello BP community members! My name is Mike Bassett and I live in Puyallup, WA. My head is swimming right now with information overload regarding real estate investing. And to top it off, I have never been much of ...
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Background: I'm 20 years old, active duty Navy stationed in San Diego for the next 5 years.
So, my wife is going to be moving out here from New York where we are from in June. Right now she is living with her...
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Is it possible I can get a home under contract without using the MAO calculation? I was looking at homes from motivated sellers where their asking prices are lower than the MAO I was going to use. If that is the case,...