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This is one of the most challenging things when you are new to real estate investing or BiggerPockets. Social media makes it look like everyone is an expert, but we all know that is false. Regarding the forums, it can...
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Okay, I have put in the sacrifice of counseling addictions treatment for over a decade and honestly am not fond of subjecting to this slavery any longer. Tired of working for a boss who may have other agendas. I have...
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Aaaah! We're doing it. After listening to 200ish BP podcast episodes, my husband and I are buying our first out of state rental... a duplex. We own our primary and one rental in Long Beach, CA and are looking forward ...
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I mostly work in residential real estate as both an investor and as an agent but have worked on a few commercial deals for family. A couple days ago I had a doctor that works with my wife call me who is interested in ...
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I was just in the process of streamlining the painting process (when it comes anyway), so I started doing what J Scott does and gathering a list of paints I like. One question, to help me out, for you all is how many...
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Buying real estate at auction is nothing new. But seeing a 309,734-square-foot office complex in Manhattan Beach, California sell for $96.1 million on Auction.com is definitely a new experience. So far, it’s a record...
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Hello everyone! Amidst these uncertain times I’m assessing my savings and investment plan and strategy. I joined the workforce almost two years ago at a company that does 401k matching 50¢ to every $1 up to the federa...
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I spent about 5 hours looking for properties on rental.com, zillow and redfin, My niche is multifamily and I have decided to kick off with house hack. I looked up the midwest - Kansas city, MO, St. Louis MO, Nashville...
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I was scouting online for financing (mostly hard money) for acquiring rental units. I see many sites have loan programs titled "FixNFlip". With those programs, are you required to use them if you instead decide to ref...
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We've been spending a lot of time focusing our attention on Texas the past few months and feel like there are still great buys in a steady, emerging market. Does anyone else feel the same way? Are there other markets ...