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Hi everyone! My name is Eric and I am looking to get started in real estate investing. My ultimate goal is to own enough doors to replace my 9-5 income and become work optional. I have a long and exciting road ahead t...
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Hi- I'm just getting started with building my real estate portfolio and am seriously considering Cape Coral Florida as a starting point (new construction). The pro formas I have looked at from my turnkey provider for...
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I just returned from the American Association of Private Lenders conference (AAPL) in Las Vegas and thought I’d write a review. If you loan your own money, perhaps run a fund, fractionalize, or otherwise accept m...
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Hi BP Bay Area community. New investor here. I am trying to figure out the best way to leverage lending to buy additional properties. I have 2 properties with lots of equity (estimated: 800K). I looked into convention...
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My wife and I are under contract on a duplex in the rapidly developing* east side of Austin, TX.We made a $471,000 offer and are approved for a 3.5% FHA loan (as long as the sellers are willing to replace the roof, ad...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,My name is Zlata. I am new to BiggerPockets and real estate investment. I am looking to invest in my first investment property sometime next year. I live in California but am looking to ...
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I wanted to share my personal success story with BP to fully encapsulate my experiences and hopefully motivate others that were in my position when I first started looking into real estate investing four years ago -- ...
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Hey everyone, looking to purchase our first investment property and would appreciate some guidance. We are located in the midwest and looking at Kansas City and Chicago as we are familiar with both cities and have spe...
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Maybe, Maybe not but according to these folks it is!The Best and Worst Metros to Be a Real Estate InvestorThoughts?
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I wanted to see if there was anyone doing direct marketing campaigns, building a lead website, or wholesaling internationally. I've been thinking of doing this in Central or South America in order to find vacation ren...