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There are different schools of thought on investing in condos so I’d love perspectives on this deal that looks amazing on its surface… until I found the "gotcha"Background: I’m looking for my second investment propert...
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Hi, everyone! My name is Shawn and I found this site I guess about a month ago. I've visited the forums several times, reading, even posted once asking a question, but haven't posted in the New Member Introduction are...
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Hi everyone,Newbie here, so I've been speaking to a few lenders. I live in Austin, TX. I want to buy a duplex, live on one side and rent the rest. I am aware that as soon as I provide all my info to a lender, they wil...
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I attended my first Meetup last night and it turned out to be a sales pitch for renatus. I feel like I just wasted my time. I would like to know what a Real meet up consistent with what should I expect?
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Hey Bigger Pockets Family!I recently posted about not being able to get conventional financing because I cannot prove "stable income" (I have a pretty unconventional job/life style. But I have solid credit, and a good...
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Hey everyone!So with the deals I'm getting im seeing smaller profit margins in the DFW area. I was thinking about going direct to seller and trying to aquire off market deals myself and then flipping them or renovate ...
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Five years ago, my girlfriend and I began planning our dream to leave Los Angeles and travel throughout North America in a self-converted van. In September of 2020, we finally pulled the trigger on #vanlife and purcha...
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Hi BP community!I had a phone call with Bryan this morning about his company GC Realty and them as brokers/property managers. Overall the sentiment was very positive and so wanted to get a second/third/fourth opinion ...
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Hello everyone. I am new to the forum, and to real estate investing. I hope to learn enough to someday to be able to pay it forward.I am planning to purchase my first house in the next six months, somewhere close to M...
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“IT DEPENDS”The answer we don’t like to hear, but is the real answer in most cases.I can’t tell you how many times I’ve used this answer when asked a question about real estate. We like things to be black and white, c...