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Hello BP! I am a 25 year old Texas A&M Economics graduate working in purchasing (buying) at a retailer in the DC area, and am new to real estate investing! I first got the real estate bug several months ago but I ...
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Hey Fellow Investors,I am a aspiring Real Estate Investor located in Schaumburg, Illinois. I am currently getting things lined up to purchase the Real Estate Salesperson License course for Illinois, am reading books ...
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Hi Biggerpocketers! My name is Cole Martin. I am 24, currently living in Scottsdale, AZ. I am an aerospace design engineer working in Tempe, AZ with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and an M.S Business Management from ...
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I'm an out-of-state investor looking to purchase investment properties in the Indianapolis area. My goal is to network and build relationships with investor-friendly agents and experienced real estate professionals wh...
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Hello everyone:I am a recently new member to BP, and wanted to reach out to the Bigger Pockets community and seek advice regarding Franchises. I am looking at acquiring a commercial property on a heavily trafficked lo...
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Hello all, I just joined Bigger Pockets. Been listening to the podcasts for about a year after my wife and I purchased our first STR in Maine in October 2020 and have (thankfully) enjoyed incredible success. We have...
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I recently switched jobs and currently debating on what to do with my 401k, now that I have options to do a roll over into my new company's plan, roll into a self-directed IRA, etc. I heard that you can use a self-dir...
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Hello everyone,I'm really excited about this new journey of becoming a real estate investor. I recently finished reading the book on "Investing in Real Estate with No (and low) Money Down" by Brandon Turner and it tur...
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I just recently joined BP and started listening to the podcasts and have been reading BP blogs and forum discussions, learning a lot.Before I joined and the reason I joined was I was thinking of investing, well buying...
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First post here!...So to start things off I'm a 27M currently residing in NJ on the jersey shore. I purchased my first house (3 bed 2 bath) in August 2019 as a foreclosure for 192k with a conventional loan of 3.5%, 12...