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I have been lurking here for several years. I have been wanting to create an additional revenue stream for my wife and I. I believe it would get us a step closer to financial freedom. I would love to be able to tra...
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I am looking to get into REI and have six figures in retirement accounts to potentially obtain multi family in Chicago market.
Friend / Mentor uses Equity Trust Company to purchase and hold real estate in IRA throug...
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Hey BP!
I wanted to give an update on my current situation and journey.
So at this point, I've done all the preliminary education that I need to and I'm ready to jump in. My focus now has been building my network ...
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I was listening to show 441 of the BiggerPockets podcast yesterday on my way to work and was blown away by a strategy mentioned by Hakeem Valles. Hakeem said that inviting investors to be on a podcast is a great way ...
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So I have a tax situation that is unfortunately going to require me to have to terminate the services of a CPA and start over for tax year 2020. I am a MI resident, currently work overseas in Bahrain and take full adv...
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Hi BP community, I looking to break into the Fix n Flip REI strategy and I have a few questions. 1) What is the first thing I should do? Is it finding local properties in disrepair, finding hard money lenders, or get...