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My wife and I closed on our first true investment property. It was a four-plex that we financed with a VA loan as a primary residence. We are looking for other avenues to invest in and have considered commercial prope...
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Hi everyone, I will like to share opinions about Kiyosaki’s announcement about the economic crisis that he says is coming. What do you think about? What’s your opinion?
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Need some advice on what to do or not do with the new property I bought for rental.1) Kitchen area has knotty pine in great shape. I’m getting conflicting advice from friends - some say it is mid-century retro cool, o...
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Hello Everyone,I hope everyone is having a great day so far today.So, I've been researching a code enforcement list that I retrieved fro the city and see that a lot of the properties are thousands and thousands of dol...
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Hi all! My name is Nelson Dorado. I'm a Queens, NY native (currently living in Elmhurst) and have been searching around the forums, listening to the podcast and attending webinars for some time now. It's about time...
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Hello BP community!My name is Jimmy, I’m 38 years old, and I’ve been inspired by listening to the BP podcast to join the site and learn about/look for new investment opportunities, build my network, and hopefully add ...
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Hello! I'm just getting started with real estate investing and am equally excited and scared! I currently work full-time at a Fortune 50 company but am ready for a change. My goal is to eventually replace my curren...
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In my eyes all these crowd funding platforms have a TERRIBLE risk to reward ratio. When you invest in 2-4 unit real estate you have a fixed mortgage and can ride out the market ups and downs, you can also just invest ...
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My primary residence is a 1942-built bungalow that had some additions constructed over the decades which followed. Somewhere in the mid-2010s, a flip happened. The house was re-sided with white vinyl siding, but now t...
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I'm writing a series of articles and I'm interested in getting some quotes and insights about the North Carolina market.Why are you excited about this market?Is it the next ____?Where is the opportunity LTR? STR? Both...