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Hello Bigger Pockets community! Vanessa K. here.A SoCal native near Long Beach CA. Passionate about self-education, empowerment, independence, freedom, building passive income that supports a life of service and purpo...
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Hello, my name is Logan Braunecker, and I'm 18 years old. I have always been interested in Real Estate, but I seriously started to think about investing when I thought about my future. My goal is to own two properties...
Hello everyone. I'm new to BP so I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Erick Moreno and I'm in the Houston TX area. Cypress to be exact. I've been interested in RE investing for a long time. I first thought I...
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After two years of researching, listening to BP podcasts, many trips to the library, making countless spreadsheet tools for analysis, untold amount of time in thought, finally made our first offer on an investment pro...
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Hello Biggerpockets, My name is Levi Shiverdecker. I am a Ph.D. Studwnt at Prnn State and am currently teyung to gain as much knowlege of real estate as possible before making my first hime purchase. My goal is to inv...
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Hello My name is Gregory Ostolaza, from San Francisco, CA. I currently do not have any real estate experience and am working feverishly to learn as much I possible about real estate investing. I currently work in the ...
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I've been fascinated by real estate investing since Rich Dad, Poor Dad came out. However, I've been standing on the sidelines for far too long - time to make it happen.I am a lawyer by training, and spent some time a...
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I have just started a raw land business. I’ve been working in nonprofit since I was 18 years old. It’s ten years later and although I’ve made a difference in my community my savings is small and barely get by. I am an...
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Greetings.Forming a JV with a friend to invest, broker(?), and trade notes.
We are former partners in a bond trading background, and understand networking, brokering vs principal transactions, and how to protect our ...
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Newbie here. We have some cash to invest and looking at getting started in real estate. Curious if it’s better to pay cash for some of the first few properties to get an easier start (no dealing w/ lenders) and a cash...