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This year (2020), I started my real estate investing journey. I am scheduled to close on a single-family property in Franklin, KY next week (at the latest). This is my first true investment property. I am also watchin...
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Hello!My wife and I are exploring real estate as an income source to help us pay off our student loan debt and achieve the lifestyle we want. I realized some time ago that I would not be able to reach my financial goa...
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What book inspired your other significant other to follow in your path to financial freedom? I have convinced my long term girlfriend to do a book swap with me and need to capitalize on this opportunity! She understan...
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Hey all! I live in Seattle, Wa and have a small house hack here. I managed to score a high paying tech gig 5 years ago and have been living way below my means to build a nest egg to start my journey to financial indep...
Hi bigger pockets. We are a family of 4 living in San Diego. I have an extensive background in construction as well as a general contractors license in CA. My wife is in school working towards her masters in school ...
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Hey all! I just started working for a real estate syndicator and am beginning the process of getting as much education on the subject as I can. Do you have any books or resources on the subject that you'd recommend? I...
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I currently live in Northern CA, and we paid off our mortgage a year ago. We've since saved up ~$30K in cash at this point and are interested in purchasing investment property. I'm very familiar with our city (Sacrame...
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Hello, My name is Denzel. I am a college student (soon to be alumnus) studying engineering. I am interested in learning about real estate to use as a tool for financial security for my family as well as a second sourc...
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Disclaimer: I live in the SF Bay Area (aka reallllly expensive to buy anything).Help me understand how lenders view debt. So let's say I purchase a SFH for $800k and put down 160k (20%). So now I owe 640k. For that ...
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Hello!I am a 30 year old soon to be married. Both my fiance and I have good income jobs, looking for advice on how to start out in a tough market like north jersey. Our goal is to achieve financial independence one ...