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Hello all, my name is Joe Maynard and I am a young professional in the financial services industry in the New York Metro area. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and spent a few years at a large public university i...
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Hi everyone,I’m looking to connect with other people who are just starting their real estate journey in the Phoenix area - either locally or as OOS investors. People who haven’t closed a deal quite yet or who have clo...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community!
I’m Hayat, and I’m excited to join this dynamic group of real estate investors. I'm based in New Jersey and have recently embarked on my journey to build a real estate portfolio. My primar...
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Seattle real estate experts, I'd love some feedback!
How much does a singe family home property in Seattle increase in value if it has an ideal DADU site? One thing I've heard is that the land is typically worth 1/3...
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We are a married couple looking to buy a house on VA loan at my spouse's next duty station. We are approved for up to 400K on one income and up to 750K on dual income. Normal single family houses are going over 30K o...
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Would you open our envelope (picture in comments) and read our letter? How can we make it stronger? What type of follow up would you send? How soon after the original letters?We've read a lot about "yellow letters" an...
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I recently just viewed a property that I was interested in and made an offer and my offer was excepted. My realtor made me waive my inspection due to the market being so competitive. I have a mortgage contingency as w...
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Want to close more deals? Then ask for the business more. Most people, especially new wholesalers think they are the asking for the business but in reality they are not. Build up the habit of asking for the business a...
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Over the last year, I've been saving up money for my first deal, and have yet to do one. When I first started on the site I felt that I had nothing to offer, yet. After reading the forums and listening to almost every...
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Thank you in advance for your help! I'm trying to figure out, big picture, if this is worth it and I would DEEPLY appreciate the advice of people who have been working with real estate (investors, financial planners/i...