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Hi Everyone! First post :-)I found Bigger Pockets about a month ago and have been listening to podcasts, reading the forums, and reading books. Wife and I are looking to build a plan where real estate investments can...
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For those of you that have an engineering degree I am wondering what was your progression from engineering to real estate and if you still continue with your W-2 job or transitioned partially or completely away from W...
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Hello All! I just finished book 7th book of the year. I am a little behind but I have been traveling a lot and picking some pretty long books. I might have to get a few shorter ones in so I can hit my goal of 52 books...
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Your answer might be, it depends on so many factors.Before you give me your opinion, here are some details of the deal, I have few debt free rental houses that i want to cash out to purchase another rental house.in m...
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Hiis there a similar website for canada ? content seems very focus on the US.Trying to start but while the reading and the theory is probably ok globally, markets are very different based on location.I am in BC and de...
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Just made an account here to try and organize my thoughts as I don't know where to begin. I'm sure I will not provide the proper information for you all to give me the right advice but this is what I've got:
I'm a so...
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I have a good friend closing on his first property today, a 4-plex in a lower income area outside of philly, he will be self-managing. I am trying to put together some first steps, but being only part-time myself, wan...
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Obviously a wise person would put away 6 months to 1 year of operating expenses for any property. Assuming that one did this, when following the 50% rule, is the property then labeled "self-sufficient?"
If this is t...