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Hello All, My name is John McSherry; I currently live right outside of NYC in Long Island. I am a designer by trade and a Small Business Owner/Investor. I joined Bigger Pockets to network with other investors and g...
Hello My name is Kevin and I am a new investor in North Carolina and new to BP, however I am not new to Real Estate as I was a mortgage broker for 12 years before the bottom fell out. Looking forward to learning a...
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Remember Carlton Sheets? Well, whatever everyone may think of him (and I'm sure there are many thoughts) he planted the seed in my mind more than 20 years ago that investing in real estate is a great idea.
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Hello Everyone, My wife joined a couple months ago and she could not say enough about the great resources and people on bigger pockets. We currently own a condominium that we have been renting for 2 years. We are no...
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I am new to BP and refer to myself as an old newbie.
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Hello everyone. I am a new member to the bp website as well as an inspiring real estate investor. I am a father of three, married and a full time employee of a manufacturing plant in my area. I dream of financial inde...
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Hello all! My name is Rick and I'm from central CT. After thinking about RE for years and attending a Fortune Builders event this past weekend I've decided it's time to stop thinking and start doing. I didn't sign...
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I am a new member from the Phoenix area and currently reside in the east valley. I heard about BP from a real estate buddy of mine. I started my professional career in project management for a large com...
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Hello I'm Jose, I'm from Chicago and I'm interested in learning as much as possible about real estate investing and hopefully putting it to good use. I've been interested for a long time in investing but I've neve...
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When looking for a rental property to purchase, what is the minimum number of fortune 1000/500 companies that would make you feel confident in the area? Is there a minimum?