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I wouldn't call myself a serious investor as of yet; however, that is eventually exactly what I want to be. My full-time employment is working as a deep-sea diver and subsea inspection project manager in which I freel...
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Hey BP family!
I had a lot of interest in hearing my story over on the Real Estate Rookie Facebook page regarding my first eviction experience. I know there's a lot of buy-and-hold investors and property managers on...
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I've seen all of the photos of Houston and of course I feel very badly for the people there. I have never been in a situation as bad as that and can only imagine the emotional and financial toll its taking on them...T...
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Do people still buy property in California for any reason other than the weather? Seems like everything else about California sucks. High taxes. Soft on crime. People just stealing whatever and whenever they want. Hom...
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I have been studying Regulation A private placements for a few days since they seem to be recommended by folks knowledgeable with the securities law changes since The JOBS Act passed. Apparently if you go through ...
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Hello All, This is my first post and I just started investing in single family, long term rental, homes at the beginning of the year. At what point am I responsible for paying, or paying part of, an excessive water...
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BP Friends! I'm Dave Meyer -- the data guy around BiggerPockets. We're expanding how we use data both onsite, and in our podcast, youtube, blog, and other content. It's really exciting! At least for me it is, and I ho...
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We talk about Financial Freedom here on BiggerPockets all the time, and most members of this platform invest in BOTH real estate and stocks. I think that we haven't really spent enough time emphasizing just how bad th...
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Hello,
Despite all of the warnings to only invest in landlord friendly states, there are massive investments made in cities like New York San Fran. etc. that are considered landlord unfriendly.
Why is this? One ...
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Just received this one from LIMA ONE.
Due to the ongoing volatility and uncertainty in the capital markets, Lima One has made the difficult decision to put a temporary hold on all Rental loan closings. This change wi...