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Hello,I am brand new to this website and have started reading some of the bigger pockets books to educate myself. My girlfriend and I have decided that we want to buy our first home this summer, and we are looking to ...
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The living room and 2 small bedrooms are currently hardwood, the old 1.5" stuff that needs to be refinished really bad. I'm trying to decide if I want to refinish the floors in the living room AND both bedrooms or jus...
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What problems should I be looking for in a home that has had no utilities on for over two years?
This is a brick home that was built in 1955. I know our extreme temps in TX can wreak havoc. Any advice is appreciated.
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I am closing on my first duplex this week and it's my first investment that has tenants. The previous owner didn't keep up with a lot of maintenance items and both tenants have been there 15+ years. The problem I'm ha...
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Hello Everyone, New member and first time poster here. I'm a 23 year old Commercial Real Estate Analyst in Indy. I have been researching RE investing over the past year or so and currently have about 10-12K that I am ...
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BP, My fiance and I are looking to buy our first home!!! To make our new home work for us we want to look into building or convert a garage into a mother in law suit. A little variation of house hacking @Brandon Turn...
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Has anyone purchased a investment property in Baltimore through Realwealth and their partner in Baltimore? How is it cashflowing? Is it what it was promised/expected? Thinking of acquiring a $200k property close to JO...
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Hello,My Wife and I are Military and we are thinking of getting out soon (2025). We are moving from Utah to Florida where her family is, specifically Cape Coral, Florida. We are looking into the market for a duplex t...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Team! My name is Colin Masterson I am a sports performance coach looking to get started in real estate. Myself and a buddy are local to the Philadelphia area and looking to get ourselves a duplex ...
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HI BPers, I live on the other side of the globe from my "farm", the town where my 3 current rentals are (I use a trustworthy property manager), which were all move-in-ready when purchased. Now however I've just ident...