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Hello everyone, my name is Johnny I live outside of the Orlando area and its been a long dream of mine to get into real estate investing for a long time now, it has taken me this long to start because I thought you di...
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Neighbor down the street from me puts a "For Rent" sign in his yard. We look online - no MLS listing. Property up for rent by owner on Craigslist. I email the guy and ask him if he has considered selling his home. He ...
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Hi everyone,I'm 25, currently renting, working full-time and had been educating myself on real estate through books, YouTube, and podcasts the past several months. My goal is to househack a multifamily in 2025 in the ...
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Good Evening (PST) to all,
Must admit, I am very new to the prospect of real estate investment but excited to start this journey. Have really enjoyed the information on the site thus far and have only scratched the ...
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So I am an absolute newbie. I'm in the Suburban Philadelphia area where the market is crazy right now and it's so difficult to find a deal to make money on. I'm sure I'm not looking in the right places because of my l...
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My husband and I are looking for a good book keeper/ CPA but are not really sure what to be asking while interviewing them. Does any one know of a good one in the Phx Az area? What is the average cost of this service?...
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Hello all!Long time reader and real-estate obsessor; first-time poster. I'm 30 years old living in Orange County, CA. The wife and i started early and purchased our condo 5 years ago, did very well on it and rolled it...
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Hi there everyone! Excited to be here in the Bigger Pockets forums. Been reading the site for a month or so and decided to get more involved. Don't have anyone in my family or friend group involved in real estate inve...
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Hey all,I have an interesting situation that I will need to deal with next year. My father is a year from retirement and has decided to withdraw his 401k to help me buy some additional investment properties. The deal ...
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Everyone has heard of the Federal Reserve "Stress Test" for large Wall Street banks, but many of the same principles apply to us as real estate investors. A stress test involves preparing for the rare "crisis," a once...