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Hello everyone,I have been listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast for the last few months with the intention to begin investing in real estate within the next 3-5 years. Now, I find my business is growing more rapidl...
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Hi everyone,I thought this was an obvious place to start now that I've stumbled on the new member thread. I've been getting acclimated to the site and the forums over the last week or so. So much great information is ...
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Southwest Florida is one of the areas we are considering retiring in; we would like to buy a home to use as a vacation rental to assist with paying it off before we retire. We like the Fort Myers area but are open to...
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Hi All!First I’d like to say Happy Mother’s Day to the mothers on this platform!My wife and I are going on two years since we’ve moved to Charlotte from California. Since then, we have watched the market here grow rap...
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According to this article by CNBC, rental prices have witnessed the slowest growth in the last 19 months. Some excerpts from the article:- Rental rates have witnessed the slowest pace at 3.4% in November '22- Sun belt...
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Hello BP! I am currently in school working on my undergrad (22 yrs old) and plan to begin investing in land/property as soon as possible after I walk the stage. I live and go to school here in San Marcos, Tx and this ...
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New to Bigger Pockets and looking to connect with any Iowans out there! Especially those in the Iowa City area.
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Nice to meet you Bigger Pockets peeps!
I just graduated law school and I am moving to Sacramento in a couple of weeks to start a job. I am really interested in investing and having money make money- or not us...
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I live in NYC. I need to buy my first multifamily property.I have sponsors and investors for deals up to $7MWhat should I focus on and why?I expect to be investing out of state due to compressed local cap rates.Anyone...
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Hi BP,I been traveling to Houston very frequently and became very interested in possibly investing in the local market. I want to hear from the local BP communities on their thoughts on buy/hold on the market around h...