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Hello BP community,
My name is John Starkey; colleagues of mine in Alaska as well as myself are extremely blessed to have found this website. The helpful advice and nationwide networking opportunities are important ...
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I wish I'd found BiggerPockets sooner. What a great resource!! I've binge-read a few dozen blog posts in the last week and am hooked. THANK YOU to all outstanding writers!I manage a real-estate hedge fund that's in...
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Do you really need a Guru or a coaching program or a mentor?Can you really learn all you need from BP, Books, REIA meetings and online sources?
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Hello all! My name is Garrett Minter. I am 37yrs old and live in Fort Worth TX. I have a wonderful career as a quality assurance inspector on heavy civil highway construction. Specifically I oversee the testing and pl...
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Hello BP,I have always been interested in real estate investing and the financial freedom it can offer. After listening to a few BP podcasts I decided to join and take an affirmative step towards becoming a real esta...
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Hey BP, I wanted to update everyone on my current life-stage and hope to provide some encouragement to others out there. My wife and I along with our 5 children have been living the American Dream. We bought out first...
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Hi, folks!
I am Brian Bandas. I've been playing music professionally for about a decade, but I have my second son on his way in February, and have found that my taste for the road is waning. I want to be home...
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This may not be the most effective way of going about this but here goes nothing.I'm in the market for a small standalone home or town-home in the beacon hill or West Seattle neighborhoods, with at least 2 beds and 1....
Hello, my name is Thomas Turner and I'm new to Real Estate Investing. I'm looking to do my first deal, trouble is, being new to the game I do not know what type of deal I should be looking for; B&H, flip, BRRRR, e...
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Hello BP! This isn't so much a success story, but more along the lines of a put things into action story. I've been an active listener of the Bigger Pockets podcast looking to learn more about real estate investing a...