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Hello everyone!My name is Akash Thakkar and I'm currently a video game developer living in Seattle. To be more specific, I create music and sound for video games (everything from symphonies to explosions)! I've been i...
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Hi All,
My wife and I are Aussies living in working in NYC and looking to start building a Real Estate portfolio. We are thinking to start locally just for practicality as we are pretty much new to the REI ...
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This scenario happened in Minnesota. I would like your advice to determine what strategies an investor can do in a similar situation to end up with the property at a discount to ARV. A bank owned townhome with no mo...
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Hello everyone. I am a young and interested investor in the Bay Area. I would love to get any advice, learn, and potentially network with local investors. If you have any insight, please feel free to share or contact ...
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I am curious if anyone has a property management company in the GB area and what their experiences have been? The one I've heard of the most is Blue Frog. I'm curious as to what all the typical fees are and if it pays...
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I bought my first property in 2007 when I was 25 (and inexperienced). I bought on a whim as a long term rental (i overpaid majorly). The market crashed soon after. I had the property for 7 years and I had to evict...
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Hi everyone,I'm new to the forums. And brand new to Real Estate Investing. I'm 23 years old and currently living in Alberta, Canada. I'm looking to network and find more experienced who can help me gain knowledge on t...
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I'm a new member and just wanted to introduce myself. I'm brand new to real estate and am just about to start my classes to get my broker's license. My true interest lies in real estate investing. I'm hoping to purcha...
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Well, turned may not be the right word. The fact is, I have owned and run a few different businesses, some more successful than others and I am now ready to start real estate investing. Currently I own two small store...
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I'm having trouble getting a house refinanced at more than 75% LTV because it has been rented for the last 12 months and on the market again for leasing. All of the material and podcasts from Bigger Pockets say Buy, R...