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Hello BP,
Bumped into this site through pure luck, browsed for a few, and learned more reading the forums and blogs than I have in the last month of trying to lock up a deal. I'm an Army veteran who has now jumped h...
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Hi everyone,I and my wife are excited to be starting our journey investing in real estate. I'm an active duty military member and our family has been moving around the country for the past 20 years so we're excited to...
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This is just a post about some things I learned about opening a self directed IRA.I recently opened a self directed IRA and transferred some after-tax money in my employer's 401k managed by Vanguard, to the self direc...
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Good morning BP!! I've got something that has been eating at me for a few months now and I'm not sure how to proceed. I'm not sure who to talk to about this so I thought I would throw it out here first to get some opi...
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Hello Everyone,I found BiggerPockets from a book I recently bought called The Book on Flipping Houses (read 75% so far). Once I finish the book I'm going to get my real estate license; however, I plan on starting my f...
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Long story short....I am negotiating on a commercial property financed with a commercial loan held by a small local bank. Seller is willing to sell to me on land contract with no down payment but the bank is threateni...
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Hi again all,
I can't stop reading the forum since I signed up. I currently live 20 minutes from Myrtle Beach, and work at a Correction facility in my area as a Nurse. I have been there 3 years and love it, but I want...
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This is my very first post on BP, I live in Santa Clarita, CA and I am turning 18 years old in less than a week, and also in exactly one week I will be starting my senior year of high school. I will also be starting m...
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Hello! My name is Fillipe Silvas and have recently gotten very interested in real estate investing. I currently have a full time job in manufacturing and part time personal training. I plan to continue both of these a...
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Hi everyone! I am a Newbie Investor based out of Colorado Springs. I am open to OOS investing, but am just looking for some tips on getting started in building out my investment portfolio. I would love to hear from so...