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I watched another board I was a member of turn completely negative. It drove long time members away. In fact, it got so bad they wiped it and started over, of course without a few clever folks who were asked not to ...
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What are you doing to give back to the cities you make money in? I was proud to have a group of 10 local investors I know join early last Saturday morning to paint over graffiti in the East Lake neighborhood (all BP m...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community!Ive recently moved back to my hometown with aspirations of learning the ins and outs of real estate, as I have goals to reach financial independence utilizing real estate investing as on...
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Below is the first draft of the business plan I created for REI.The final product will be created using liveplan.com to create a polished and professional looking plan.The only thing that I'm still working on and is m...
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Hey everyone. I thought it would be helpful to document my thought process as I start in real estate investing...mainly for myself but maybe it will help others somehow. Learn from my mistakes, but hopefully my succes...
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Hi Everyone,After many months of watching, listening and taking advice to form a strategy for my property investment plan, I have finally decided to post!! I just wanted to see what experienced property investors thin...
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Hi Everyone,We are looking at investing in a Joshua Tree CA SF and renting it out as a vacation rental. We live quite a ways away in North Idaho. Does anyone have any experience with the area and/or suggestions for a...
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BackgroundIn 2010 I bought a bank owned 3 bed 2.5 bath single family property using an FHA loan which required a 5% down payment. The purchase price was $73K so this equated to approximately $3,700 out of pocket. Dur...
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Hi there!My name is Stacey. I'm currently a veterinary medicine student at the University of Arizona and brand new to the world of real estate investing. I'm looking to network with other investors both locally and ou...
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Hey BP!
I'm looking into Ohio for my next multifamily rental property. It's cheaper than PHX, but I'm concerned about taxes. It looks like property tax alone can take $100/mo off my cash flow compared to a more frien...