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I have been really interested in real estate for several years now. Only recently have I decided that rental properties is the way for me to go. With a lot of passion and ambition, I am ready to move forward on a purc...
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Hi everyone! I'm starting my my way into real estate investing. I'm doing my education (reading, listening, researching) right now and getting ready to buy my first property for house hacking. Are there any groups or ...
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I've been living in Japan for the past 10 years and I'm moving back to Southern California on May 30th. My wife is Japanese and through my research we have found that Torrance California has very strong Japanese comm...
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Hello everyone,This will be my first post on BP. I have been a firefighter for 7 years, had a side business doing home inspections for the last 2, and recently made the decision to also start investing in real estate...
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Hello BP,
After investing for a year and a half, I find myself in a strange dilemma.
I've become so focused on cash-flow that I refuse spending any money on myself. I make extreme sacrifices on a personal level to ...
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Background: April 2013, I purchased a SFH HUD repo. (built in 2007) in College Station, TX for $89K.The loan is a 30 year conventional at 3.75%, 20% down. Rehab costs were about $12K so total out of pocket investment ...
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Howdy all just looking for some insight from other brokers, lenders and investors in the area and beyond..I've posted regarding the state of the Oregon & southern California Coastal market, and as expected we've s...
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Hello, my name is Brian Vargas. I live in Louisville Kentucky, have been here all my life (with the exception of a brief stint in Dallas), and have lived all over the city. I have been peripherally involved in my wife...
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Hi everyone - just signed up for a bigger pockets account this evening.
I'm 24 years old and live in St. Pete, Florida - I am new to real estate investing, I currently have no properties.
I've been putting money a...
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Not sure whats a better move. Buy a single house first and later buy multifamily. Or reverse