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Hi Bigger Pockets!
My name is Chris, and I'm brand new to the real estate investing landscape. I found my way to the site through a handful of bloggers in the financial independence/early retirement commu...
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I'm not the first to talk about this strategy and won't be the last so feel free to chime in here. Over the past decade of deploying a very successful BRRR model across the Pacific Northwest, I've been able to perfect...
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Sorry if this has been asked before...maybe I'm not using the correct keywords.I am confused about the mortgage interest tax deduction. I understand that it allows the interest on a mortgage loan to be deducted, but h...
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Hello everyone,
I am fairly new to real estate investing, and I wanted to get people's opinion on direct mail marketing and competition. I recently did a mail campaign, and only got about .5% response rate. I...
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Hi, BiggerPockets community! Im new to the website and have been listening to the podcasts for several weeks now. Even though I have family in the real estate industry its great to see a community like bigger pockets ...
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Hey all,It's winter time and the oil is flowing. This gives me plenty of incentive to find a way to cut some of these heating expenses. Most of the time when the topic of submetering heat is brought up the consensus i...
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Hi,The purpose of this post is to connect with anyone interested/actively investing in the Portuguese Real Estate market. I am moving to Portugal in March 2019 and wanted to connect with fellow Property investors. The...
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Hello BP,I am in the process of closing a deal on SW Side of Chicago. The building has outstanding code violations from prior to rehab. After talking to a city representative, he stated that the building had an initia...
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My wife and I have fixed and flipped seven single-family homes and now own three duplexes using the BRRRR method. I just read Peter Harris’s “Commercial real estate for beginners” and am halfway through “Rich dad, poo...
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Hi guys, I would like to know how much should I offer to this SS deal, or should I even offer? While I am looking for my first SS store facility, I found this mini SS, located in the best part of town in which propert...