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Hello all,
This is my first post to bigger pockets!
I have had some real estate investing experince in the past but feel that I am at a bit of a standstill at getting my next deal. I live in chicago Il and I have su...
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Recently, I have noticed this word "wannabie" being tossed around inside forum posts. I personally do not like it and the guilty party throwing that word out to people he/she does not even know is no different than ca...
I’m new to BP so hello everyone! I recently switched jobs and my pay got cut by about 30% (around 40k). A friend of mine sent me a podcast where the topic was wholesaling. The guest basically cold called owners off di...
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The book Rich Dad Poor Dad is frequently sited by people as being a great book for real estate investors and I have no idea why. I read the book and I found it to be poorly written, incredibly repetitive, lacking any...
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After months of work, a project that has been a very long time coming is now live:
The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing
Guess what . . . it's FREE!
This guide was designed to help ...
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Some one told me, if I was going to be a buy and hold person. like the triplexs I have been looking at. If I paid a extra 50.00 a month it would nock years off my loan. I tried several times to figure out the math...
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I have been doing hard money lending for a few years though hard money brokers which source and set up the loans for me to fund. I have not gone out and purchased any existing notes yet, I have just funded new loans...
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I still find this hard to believe. 95% of would be real estate investors never buy a single house. A few months ago, I ran into a lady who has been going to seminars and REIA for more than ten years. I asked her how m...
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I am a brand new investor trying to learn the ropes. My long term goal is to have 15-20 rentals for passive income and flip 10-15 houses a year . I have attended a 3 day work shop put on by Success Path which is endor...
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Has anyone bought this "LLC Master Machine" course from Al Aiello? The cost is $695. I listened to a podcast on this and it sounds interesting, but I hate to blow $700 if it isn't worth it. My wife and I are at the...