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I grew up watching my parents invest in real estate, and grow their net worth this way. I have had the opportunity to dabble myself, and how recently purchased a few homes, but concerned I am missing the boat on how I...
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Hello everyone! I am in the military currently stationed overseas, but do to return stateside in the spring. I am looking at purchasing rental property upon my return but it would be my first investment. I am looking ...
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I guess it's all relative since I live in southern California but I am looking at relocation to AZ and a few things are not making sense to me? First, why are housing prices so cheap in AZ? I don't mean just cheap com...
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OK Bigger Pockets,First real post so here it goes...I'm a rookie. Completely new to real estate investing but I've spent the last couple of months listening to BP podcasts, attended some webinars, and getting in some...
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This is a brief overview of how I went from a family business employee (with 7 children), only earning 60k/yr, filing bankruptcy in early 2016, to someone who will be completely financially free 18 months after I purc...
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I just finished @Scott Trench's Set for Life (as you can no doubt tell from how often I reference it) and I had a thought/question I'd like to put to everyone. What do you think about using a Roth IRA as a component o...
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Shock, Anger, Denial, Depression, and Acceptance…These are the 5 stages people go through during a traumatic event.About 2 years ago, I had my traumatic event when a family member’s health took a serious turn for the ...