Hello Bigger Pockets!New member here, first time posting, and I just want to share my appreciation for this forum and in advance for any and all guidance! Apologies if it's a long post, I want to include as much relev...
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Should you pay rent if living with your boyfriend who’s paying mortgage for that place? While you are able to purchase your own place. And if you end up buying your own place and still want to live with your boyfriend...
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New investor here looking for advice on moving to commercial multi family for our next property. We started out with a 4 unit last year in HCOL that has been going extrmerly well. I was hoping to try and go 8+ units f...
So I reed this Napoleon Hill book that really opened my mind alot. I broader opened my mind into a whole new -. Evaluating my goals I know i had too give back also to the community. Its true when you have a clear visi...
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Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, TN.
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I am a Newbie.
Here is a summary—Any suggestions are appreciated.
I have about $50K in saving and could potentially get to $100K in cash for my very first real estate investment.
Current consideration:
1. Start w...
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I haven't been doing this as long as some of the big time investors here. But I've had a pretty interesting run over the last 20 years. And I'm just wondering if anybody else is seeing the same thing. I started in ...
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Got hot today. Called it a day. All the grass mowed. Weeds sprayed. Think we are past the big springtime push.Was starting to look at taxes for this year. Looking back at 2022, one of our largest line items was ma...
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So this might be ridiculous that I am even worried about this. I met a contractor at a potential BRRRR investment the other night. He seemed like a really nice guy and he has done a bunch of work for a lot of people I...
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Hey guys! I own a small design/build furniture company located in Seattle, and I have been thinking about using my furniture, and my design sense, to start staging homes. Several of my RE agent/broker friends have as...