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Hi,My name is Mike Meerschaert and I'm originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm moving up to Portland, OR in February 2020 and I'm planning to get started investing in real estate once up there. I work a 9-5 wi...
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Hello, i'm 22 years old and I live in Parsippany, New Jersey. I'm really interested in real estate but I don't have any experience yet. I'll be graduating from Rutgers University in May 2018 with a degree in Electrica...
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Hello,I recently sold my business and have about 4-5 million in liquid cash. I'm looking to put a good amount of that into real estate as passive income. I don't know much about real estate but have read some books/li...
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Hello, I am new to the group and just started listening to the BP podcasts. I have been blessed with 8 single family rentals through inheritance. All of these rentals are paid off so there is no debt in this equation....
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Looking to invest out of state (LTR)….how do you go about finding data on the city, the only thing I can think of is census data…I’m looking for employment data, household income, job growth, things of that nature to ...
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I’m looking for advice on whether to hold or sell a 3 flat-first property. Note: This isn’t my personal property but I have a personal interest in it.
-Purchased an older 3-flat in 2019 at $250,000, with an FHA loan...
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Hey BP Community,It seems as if a lot of people really like to hear about short-term rental/ AirBnB stories, so I thought I would share a deal that has been “operational” for four months now…First, I live and work in ...
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Hello all, I have the opportunity to buy more than one property but wanted to make sure I have enough money in reserve for problems with the rehab, longer time to get a tenant, etc. I am going to budget money for vac...
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I am 17 years old and just graduated from high school with a gpa of 2.3 and have been very frustrated on what path in life I should take. I grew up very poor living in hotel rooms and in bad areas for a lot of my chil...
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So there is an old abandoned church that used to own two houses connected on a new parcel. In 2010 and 2011 I ended up buying both of those houses as FNMA foreclosures.
The church is for sale. The owner wants too...