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My name is Polina Goncharova and I’ve joined the Bigger Pockets community after searching “investments” in my Podcast app. After listening to one podcast, I became HOOKED! In the last week I think ...
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Hi,I am a newbie here in real estate investing. My husband and I are both work W2s in CA and we have been investing real estate for 2 years. All properties we bought are new constructions and out of states. Looking to...
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Good afternoon All,My name is Erica Chambers. I live in Philadelphia, PA and am looking to transition into the next phase of life. To be honest, I am looking to become financially prepared for retirement (I'm no wher...
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I’ve been wondering how long it took to amass $1 million dollars net worth for those of you who have achieved it? Were you able to do it in 10 years or less with rental properties? If so, please explain how you did it!
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So I bought my first buy and hold for 5K. Repairs needed.. if I do it cleverly, about 10K.the rent there is 900- 1200 per month.But of course there is also a bad.It is in a not-so-good area and the house needs work. B...
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My opening statement is: I have finally walked the plank, closed a HUD foreclosure a on December 9th, and have been wading deep into this project. Ive talked about doing something like this for awhile now, but lacked...
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I am new to REI. I am finding it really hard to house hack with mid term rentals in the Houston market. The neighborhoods close to the medical center area are not good neighborhoods. My family cannot live around there...
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I've learned that a COC ROI of between 7%-10% is what most RE investors look for when deciding whether to invest or not. My question is this. Is COC ROI still important if you are doing an all cash purchase?
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My wife and I had been interested in purchasing a rental property for about a year with the intent of making this a business. She's a teacher, I'm an engineer and we have little faith in the future of Social Security ...