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I am a new member to bigger pockets. I am a new real estate investor. I have been studying for about 6 months. Very hungry to learn. I am from the Seattle area. I am currently doing a flip(my first). I love bigg...
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Hi Everyone!My name is David from Los Angeles. I just turned 22 years old in July. I was originally born in New York, but raised in California. I'd love to connect with some of you in this community. That is why I upg...
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I would love for someone to direct me to a resource (or answer my question directly here) to find out if I am within my legal parameters to add late fees if tenants do not pay rent on time. Quick background: My mom an...
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Real Estate investing is definitely my calling. Been doing extensive research for the last 6 weeks.
I attended a seminar in which it was $1,997 to go to a 3 day training. Of course this was just a taste of the "good...
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Hello Biggerpockets community,I am a newbie investor looking to make my first purchase in the next 3 months. I will be taking out a Line Of Credit on our current home in addition to my own cash. I expect to have aroun...
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I am closing on my first investment property a duplex in St Louis MO in about a month. I am using a VA loan and I am required to live in on of the units. One unit is month to month and has been for 6 years, the other...
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I thought it was time that I rearranged the cart and horse, given that I jumped into the forums without properly introducing myself!
My name is Ben and I live and invest in Cincinnati. It turns out that I started on ...
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Thanks to everyone for sharing their insight and advice. I'm a new investor and this site is of great help to me. I've read a lot about success stories...I was wondering if anyone would like to share the mistakes they...
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One thing often mentioned on the BP podcasts is benefiting from accelerated depreciation for tax purposes (specifically, I'm talking about taking a 100% depreciation in the year of purchase). I recently reached out to...
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Hey Guys! I’m Cheyenne, my husband and I are just starting out on this real estate journey in the Detroit area and the plan is to begin with single family fix and flip (or use the BRRRR method starting with single fam...