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Hello to All,I am beginning my real estate journey and after tons and tons of research I’ve decided the best option for me as a beginner is to wholesale. To my luck in my home state of Illinois a law recently passed o...
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Hi everyone, New to RE investing and I need all the advise for how, what, when and where of financing. Mortgage broker vs Lender. What to look for, what to ask? How to choose them? Do I pick only one or pick more ...
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With now being able to take out money penalty free from a 401k and where the market is currently, would taking the money out now and saving it for investing in real estate be a smarter move long term? Especially with ...
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Anybody have advice on buy and holds in lower income areas? I've listened to the podcasts concerning it but want to hear other people's stories. The town I live in is a small community (<5000 people) and the majori...
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First post and new to bigger pockets! Need some help. I want to cash out refi 4 properties I own free and clear. They are owned by my partnership, and the lender I talked to said that is considered commercial and t...
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It seems pretty clear to me that members of BiggerPockets will generally understand the obvious long-term advantages of Real Estate and even passive index fund investing over hoarding gold.The problem is that gold isn...
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I'm curious of others opinions on investing in the funds many hard money lenders offer vs. just lending your money on one-off individual trust deeds. The advantages of the fund:-doesn't take any of your time at all, ...
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People peddling "Financial Freedom" in the form of a course/class do not understand the term.The term "financial freedom" is often used to describe a state of being where an individual has enough wealth to live their ...
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I have few multi-family in TX and AZ, and thinking about IL and others via syndications but, the fear of doing taxes for each new state I put 10K into is stopping me.anyone can LMK how much:1/ they pay their CPA2/ it ...
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Hello,My name is Aaron, my brother & I have been renovating my Grandma’s house and are now at the point of Sale.Days before, a homeless man set up shop a few houses up from ours.Setting: Neighborhood In SE, DC. ...