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I'm Retiring from Corporate!Next month, on January 18th, I will be retiring from my corporate job as an Internal Auditor to be a full-time real estate investor. I am super excited. I've been working toward this for ...
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I've read all the reads. I've searched all the search. I have obsessed on the obsess. I am paranoid to take the dive. All the what ifs. All the potential disasters. All the nail biting.
So tell me... what would you h...
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Hello to all in the Bigger Pockets world! This will serve as my first post in the forums. I have been a member since 2014 but have only been active as of the last couple of years as I obtained my first rental property...
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This is in Texas.I have a situation where some domestic violence has occurred and the wife has told me he trashed the house. I contacted him today and told him I was coming by for an inspection tomorrow. He has n...
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Hi everyone! I stumbled upon this forum by just searching the ol' google for some info on how to get started in real estate investing. I liked what I was reading and figured I'd give this site a go...so here I am.Firs...
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Hey all,
I was bored and wanted to ask everyone here what their biggest mistake was in real estate to this day. Something that you will never forget as your biggest screw up.
I haven’t had enough experience to have...
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Had a tenant pay in full for the month (with late fee)Got a text and girl said her husband was only supposed to give me $50 less because they needed it for groceries this week.What they paid me is what they owed for t...
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I have been investing with my own money for the past 4 years, and have built a pretty healthy portfolio of cash flow properties, and once my 1031 exchange is complete, I'll have 17 units, mostly free and clear, paying...
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Hello BP!My name is Derek Parsons, I am a soldier with the North Carolina National Guard currently serving in a deployment overseas. I am completely new to real estate investing and have no idea where to begin, so my ...
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In the last few days I've called five different agents on five different MF's (numbers taken from signs on properties) and only one has called me back.
Is there any particular wording I should be using in the...