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I'm Sheila Griffin from Dallas, a new investor to the Bigger Pockets site. I'm investing in the North Texas area in single and multi family properties, and looking forward to posting and sharing things that will help...
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Good Afternoon Everyone,
My name is Jake Oppenheim. I'm curranty a real estate agent in New York and I am now I am in the process of becoming a REI.
If anyone is in the New York area feel free to reach out, I lov...
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Hi all,Does anyone know if you have to be a broker to manage your rental properties if they are organized under an LLC or Corporation in Michigan? My wife's family has a real estate company that is thinking about acqu...
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Would investors be more inclined to use an agent that offers high-end photography and staging to sell their investments? How are you locating and electing your Realtor?
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Hi my name is Ben Haner. I am just starting to get into REI in the DC metro Area. I am currently looking for distressed properties for a buy and hold strategy. My main objective for REI is to create positive cash f...
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I get a lot of newbies asking me what are the key ingredients in being successful in the real estate industry. Some think it's a better way to make money but don't realize the amount of time it takes to learn from mis...
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What are some good questions to ask a lender to determine if they are legitimate or a scammer? What are some things to look out for? Also, I’m assuming someone with a website is not a private lender.
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Hello all, my name is Lakeisha, and I relocated to the DC area about a year and a half ago from Boston, MA. I have a pretty good job that pays well, and life in general is good. I bought my first home last year, a...
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So I’m watching money literally be DUMPED into Philly. A triplex I went to see last month has star-bolts through the face of it to prevent more structural issues, and the back of the property is MISSING... just sold f...
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I have a tenant who in a triplex, who brought bed bugs into the building. Fortunately they did not spread up to the other apartments. This was confirmed by the exterminator to be the source of the bed bugs and he said...