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Hello Bigger Pockets Members!I am extremely glad to have found this forum after listening to the audiobook on "Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner. I truly believe that "things happen for a reason." I have ...
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Hello BPers,
Newbie here ;-) Lot of info and research to be done here.. I have been studying lot of articles and forums to choose my first rental investment.. Not to mention watching all the success stories and podca...
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Hello all!
I was born and raised in San Diego and now work here as a mechanical engineer in the defense industry. Growing up, the concept of "work hard in school, get a degree, and find a well paying job to work at f...
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Hello Everyone!There are many things I would like to say to "new investors" that I have learned on my own. First off, don't waste your time on all the so-called "gurus" what they are selling is motivational talk and t...
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Hi, folks.I'm in CA Bay Area, where rents and prices are very high. I'm considering selling my private residence which a RE agent said should fetch about $800k. Decent area duplexes (3/1 + 2/1) are about $1.0 mil. A...
Hello everyone. I have been lurking on BP for some time now, but with the start of the new year, I am really trying to put together my plan.
Here is my situation. I am an attorney with stable income, but look...
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So I know BP is a great place to learn about any aspect of REI. Many say paying for coaching & mentor makes no sense with all of the valuable info you can gather here as a BP member.I came across Investor Grit - ...
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Hi all, was wondering if anyone can chime in on some thoughts I have on a nicely rehabbed turnkey opportunity I am considering.
Great suburb neighborhood, strong rental demand, low crime.
Purchase Price: $90k (recen...
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Good afternoon BP users! Let me indeed ice myself once again. I'm new to BP and the real estate business, and I'm currently sitting at a Barnes and Noble reading and learning the business to better myself. I'm also ta...
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I'm renting out my townhome for section 8 for the first time.When the previous (non-section 8) tenant occupied, I received a fine for a tall grass violation (the tenant did not own a lawn mower and I did not hire enou...