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I am an elementary school teacher in Chicago. My wife works for a large art museum. We are looking to learn about and purchase rental properties as a way to make money. For some people on BP, the end goal is to quit t...
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I decided to go the route of attaining my license before I started investing. I am looking for some guidance on the route to take while investing. I live in the Chicago land area. I was thinking of acquiring a 3 or...
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To make a long story short - I had a tenant that had a living situation turn sour and she kicked her boyfriend out in February. He was paying half the rent so starting last February she started to fall behind... to th...
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Hello I'm Ken, I am an engineer currently working in commercial and industrial construction. For years I have wanted to really get started investing in real estate. I bought my current residence as a foreclosure and h...
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Hey BP members! I'm a newbie to real estate investing and I'm looking to learn as much as I can as fast as I can. I'm in the market to finally move on from renting and looking to purchase my first property in the B...
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I everyone, just introducing myself as a new member. Hoping to network and learn as much as I can to reach my REI goals. Wishing everyone success!
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I am interested in airbnb arbitrage, and am trying to figure out if a brokers license is required? Specifically, I would sign a lease with an owner, and then list the rental on airbnb. The North Carolina real estate...
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Hello BP!
I'm still a newbie dialing in my asset type to invest in but I can say with confidence after several months of intense learning I'm leaning towards non-residential commercial (likely NNN leases) or land + d...
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I have made up my mind to start in realestate investing. I have been reading a lot about it for the past 2 weeks. I know it's hard work but, What drives me to work at it is my kids. The question is should I pay for a ...
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My wife and I are looking at our first real potential purchase to begin investing. I don't know if I'm experiencing all the F.E.A.R. (false evidence appearing real) that comes with the first deal, but I can't seem to...