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I was burnt out. For nearly fifteen years I had worked as a commercial photographer trying to balance art and commerce. I felt like I had failed. The commerce me had killed the creative me. The problem was that fi...
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I have just started with few rental duplexes and fourplexes and learned already from my mistakes to do thorough background check, quick eviction and provide quick service. But I do not want to make all possible mista...
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Hey everyone! I'm Jack, a newbie investor from Seattle, WA that's been on Biggerpockets as a lurker for about six months or so. Although I've done a fair bit of reading, I haven't actually gotten into any sort of deal...
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Hello all, I know the basics already that I need to secure financing, get pre-approved for a loan, do my analysis on some properties I am interested in and of course find a realtor and just check out some homes. Now s...
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Just needed to blow some steam off in the group.All 7 of my accepted offers have fallen apart at the inspection phase.Each time we find an expensive problem in the inspection and the seller is not willing to make conc...
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Last year I posted a thread “It’s 2018–Whatcha Gonna Do About It?” and it got a lot of great response. So why not do it again? Every year around this time I see threads on BP asking about your goals for the coming n...
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So, Im new to the investing game, but I do know that I do not want to deal with property management. I'm focusing on Buy and Hold or BRRRR properties and will be hiring property managers for the rental portion. For th...
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Hello BP Nation.After reading the post with link below:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517/topics/60645-lender-scams-and-warning-signs-beware-protect-yourself-I decided to share this experience to ensure no one i...
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Hello fellow BP friends,I am frustrated with my property insurance and was hoping someone could guide me in the right direction. I bought 8 out of state rental properties within the last year and have insurance on al...
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First time investor here looking to invest in affordable duplex's in Pennsylvania. Does anyone know of any good cities to start out in that's somewhat close to New York City ? I live on Long Island and are looking ...