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New to the website so thought I would take the next step and introduce myself on here. My name is Phillip Bingham and I am currently a college student at Virginia Tech in my junior year in Engineeri...
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Hi everyone Wes here I’m a newbie. I live in NYC and I’m looking into RentToRetirement turnkey company to invest in my first single family home.I would love to hear any feedback from anyone has worked with this compan...
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Hi, all...
Half a lifetime ago, in the late 80s and early 90s, I took a run at real estate investing. I made enough mistakes to cause enough pain so that I crawled into a corner and curled up in the fetal position fo...
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Hi, our names are Michael and Sheena Dillon. We're new to investing and came upon this site while looking for reviews on our local REIA's. We're hoping to learn more information via the podcasts and other members a...
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Hello All!I am new to the BiggerPockets community and real estate investing. I have only been reading books and listening to the BiggerPockets Podcast for about 2 weeks now. I currently live in rural south central Ind...
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Happy New Year to everyone!My name is Jim and I've lived in the greater DC Metro area for 12+ years now, specifically Northern Virginia (Alexandria & Vienna). Like many folks in DC, my full-time job involves worki...
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I am a private landlord with two properties. My questions is for private landlords:How many properties do you own that you manage yourself?
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My fiancé owes a small 2bed 2bath townhouse outright. It was her primary with a roommate until she moved in with me, now it is rented fully. It is valued at $1.3mil and she bought for $550k 5 years ago so not a bad re...
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I was just doing taxes for 2018 and have noted something peculiar, most of my properties I self-manage. So I do pay monthly PITI and HOA fees. Then there are repairs, occasional utilities, and of course depreciation d...
For the last 8 years, I have been working in banking. I have spent my time working my way up the ladder from starting in loan servicing, to becoming a loan officer, now working in fraud and risk management. Unfortuna...