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Hi, I'm Andri from Newark, NJ. Sorry I skipped this step. But I'm here now doing what I'm supposed to do. I'm really glad I found this community. I'm here to learn, connect and eventually pass on the knowledge to othe...
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I've been saving my pennies and will be closing in on $10k saved in about 4 months. I've been thinking about this for a long time and the number I have had in my head is I need around $25k saved if I want to buy a pro...
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Hi! Beginner here just getting started in real estate investing. I’ve been spending the last few months reading books and learning, and I’m at the point where I’m ready to make my plan to get started. I live in San Di...
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Hey BP!
I'm looking into Ohio for my next multifamily rental property. It's cheaper than PHX, but I'm concerned about taxes. It looks like property tax alone can take $100/mo off my cash flow compared to a more frien...
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Before I pose my question, let me start off by saying that I completely understand every RE deal/strategy is different and each comes with its own pros/cons, as well as your own personal goals/desires, etc, etc, etc.S...
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I wanted to reach out to everyone in this forum for some advice. A little background on me is that I am a self taught software programmer and have been doing it for over 4 years. However, over the past year I've reali...
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I've been browsing the forums and it seems that many people are into leveraging their money by buying numerous rentals looking for long term wealth. That sounds great... However, I want to retire ASAP. My SFH will be ...
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So I've known for years that I have wanted to get into real estate and then more I've been reading, listening to podcasts and being active on the forums have really opened my eyes to the power of REI and how it can gr...
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What other types of investments do you do?
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my son just started his carer in Naperville, ill just outside of Chicago. he can stay in the Chicago area or relocate to Cincinnati, oh. so our question is, is there an advantage to living in one area over the other a...