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Hello Everybody,
Long story short I have around $120k to start my real estate investing journey. My goal is to become a full-time investor in the near future. I've been studying the game for around 2-3 years now, so ...
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Okay, so I'm driving for dollars and compiling my own DM list but it's slow and it's going against my personality type. I like results, I like to know that I'm making progress and I've been compiling this list from my...
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What are some signs you see of any area that is gentrifying or about to gentrify to any veteran real estate investors or even people who have seen a bad neighborhood turn into well developed in a period of time ?
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I own 2 properties in the Round Rock area but I have recently moved to South Austin and was looking into getting in the San Marcos market. Any recommendations on areas to avoid/areas to focus on would be greatly appr...
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Along my journey to understand how to acquire my first property, I have encountered people that swear it’s possible to use other people’s money (for down payment, closing cost, rehabs etc) but on the other hand I have...
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I'm a newbie real estate investor with only 1 deal under my belt. I happen to do well and want to expand. Thank you Bigger Pockets. Luckily, my father is selling his San Diego house and I happen to find a deal that wo...
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Hello everyone ,
Thanks so much for the great positive feedback that I'm getting on my podcast appearance episode #331 . I really appreciate everybody that has reached out to me and I promise I will be returning all...
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Well, I guess we (collectively) are going to see how smart Robert Kiyosaki is, at least when it comes to predictions. On a news program he makes the bold prediction that real estate & the stock market are going to...
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As investors we are always looking for a good deal as that is how we grow learn and hopefully prosper.I just logged off of the MLS feeling disgusted with myself for feeling like well, a predator. Googling an owner...
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I figured I would share a personal victory here. @Bryan Hancock and myself have been ramping up our project volume over the last four years and this is turning out to be a banner year. So much so that I was able to ...