Hello Everybody!Happy to be here. This seems to be where the wealth of real estate information is located! Currently live in Los Angeles, CA working as an engineer in Aerospace. Planning to move to the Denver, CO area...
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I discovered this community no more than 60 days ago, and tomorrow I am actually closing on my first purchase; a 3-bedroom condo where I am renting out the other 2 bedrooms to roommates who are paying 76% of my mortga...
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I understand that Cap Rates are not a set number in an area/property, and they depend on many factors. So here's my question:How do you strike a balance between higher cash flow vs building value? Example:----------...
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My name is Brett Russell and I live just outside of Ann Arbor, MI. I am a (relatively) young professional but have always been interested in the idea of passive income. I have started looking at RE inves...
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I started my REI journey a little less than a year ago here in Houston, TX. As like a lot of other investors it started with idea of RE to be a good vehicle to invest in, not having any source of info obviously google...
Hello,How are you all? I recently got into wanting to do real estate and consequently found out about BiggerPockets. I attended the free introductory webinar ("Real Estate Investments for Newbies") and while hyped an...
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I purchased a list of absentee owners a few years ago that I continue to send out post cards to. This was my 3rd mailing. This time I got a poor response rate with only a handful of calls. But I did complete one deal ...
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I am interested in thinking about how people seeking financial freedom through real estate investment might be able to align their efforts and decisions with their values. Is anyone thinking or talking about strategie...
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Hey BP community, I'm Jonah. I'm looking to learn more about passive real estate investing, syndications, and other passive or semi-passive streams of income or equity building. I'm 37 and about 8 years into my emerg...
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Hello everybody. My name is Brandon Maxwell and I am an architect in Blacksburg, Virginia. I have wanted to become an architect literally since I was 5 years old. The built environment and the process by which we alte...