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Hello BP Community Very Belated Happy New Year I am seeking advice for first-time Real Estate investment, as I am starting out and my goal is to start building my portfolio and want to get my foot wet by doing my firs...
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Hello all,I am deciding between selling my single family home in Long Beach, CA in order to purchase a multi family property and using a cash out refinance to build an ADU and junior ADU. I currently have about 55% eq...
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Good Afternoon everyone,Within the next 6months or year I plan on purchasing my first multifamily property where I plan on beginning my real estate investing career. Always been a life long dream of mines. I’m wonderi...
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Hey All!I'm new to posting to the forums here. I am a newer investor living in Austin. I have done 6 deals in the past 2 years in Austin (4 flips, 2 buy and hold). As you are aware, the flip market has its opportuniti...
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Hello. I am new to this websites and have recently joined an investment club. I went to a seminar and got caught up in the moment. Before I knew it, I paid $1600 to join the Tax Lien Buyers Club. The speaker made it s...
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Hello BP friends! I apologize in advance for the lengthy post, I have many questions and I am very appreciative of all feedback, critiques, and/or advice. Quick background, I'm relatively new to the BP community b...
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My wife and I are in the process of acquiring our first single family rental. We selected an agent that has his own rentals so he understands our mind set. He also understands the rental and sales markets, and is ev...
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Hi All!I am brand new to BiggerPockets--someone just recently told me about the podcast and website, and this is my first post.I have two question:1. Any feedback on my investing strategy?2. When is it time to make my...
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I am looking at a couple of SFHs that have fireplaces. I was wondering what people's experiences and issues with a fireplace in a rental unit. I am not sure if it is a good idea. Are there issues with insurance? ...
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I am an investor from Seattle area. I am looking into Tacoma area to grow my portfolio (Buy and Hold). The cash flow is reasonable, and there are some fixer lowers readily available. What do people generally feel abou...