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Hello everyone and happy new year!
I have been listening to podcasts, reading books and accumulating as much knowledge as I can before taking a dive into real estate investing. I am ready to get my feet wet and need...
I have 100k to invest, and the following is how my money is currently invested:
25k in retirement plans (12.5k in low-fee mutual fund and 12.5k Roth IRA - blue-chip company)
25k in stocks - all blue-chip st...
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Hi, my name is Ami Saunders and I've been an inactive member for a while now. I live near the San Francisco airport on the "Peninsula" which is basically Silicon Valley, the place with all that crazy venture capit...
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Hi just joined BP because like to start my rental property investment in Toledo and Cleveland area. Max 50k with good ROI and low vacancy. Starting with 200k and another 400k by 3rd quarter and again 400k by end of th...
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I’m in the process of trying to get my first rental property (not sure if I want to do single or multi family) but Im having a little bit of cold feet... what was some of you all experience with your first rental prop...
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I only began educating myself a couple of months ago here, I have learned a lot and I know I have much more too learn (there is always more to learn!). I have been fairly successful in my W2 career, not always happy ...
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I've got a pretty unique and fortunate opportunity that I'm thinking about and I'd love some insights.My parents own a vacation cabin near Leavenworth, WA, with about 500 feet of usable riverfront. It's about 3 hours ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!My name is Tim, a new member of the community. I eagerly want to learn as much as I can from all of you as I begin learning the ins and outs of real estate investing.Unfortunately, I am realizing ...
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Hi my fellow BP community!
I originally joined BP, thinking that my strategy would be to invest in out-of-state MFU for cash flow (i.e. Ohio market) as entry-level in my market of Los Angeles was too unattainable w...
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In the past week I've looked at 10 MLS properties.
5 of those had illegal additions.
I'm not talking about an extra little balcony either. What was originally a single family house has had double the square footage ad...