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I just wanted to post on here as a story for all of you coming to this site trying to figure out what real estate investing is from the ground up. I started trying to learn how to invest in 2012 by reading "Rich Da...
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Hi All,
I am interested to know which cities have been good areas for investment. I have heard that Columbus, Indianapolis, and a lot of the states in the Central Region have been good areas to invest in. I am lookin...
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Hi all! I'm Lara, new to bigger pockets and new to real estate investing (or real estate in general for that matter). I am a Jesus following homeschool mom of four, married to a teacher. Last year I stumbled upon a po...
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I am a new investor in Lakewood NJ, looking to network with other investors. When I look up the REI clubs near me, most are at least an hour away, which is very unpractical for me as I have young children and can't sp...
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Aloha,My name is Darrell and currently reside in Honolulu, HI. My journey begins today in hopes to building a real estate empire some day. However, I know hard work and dedication will be essential for my new journey...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community! I'm Charlie Lee from Salt Lake City, Utah. I am graduate student with a bachelor degree for New Media. My goal is financial freedom through real estate. I have very little background in...
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Hi BP family, would anyone have recommendations on the best way to find offmarket syndication opportunities with GPs/operators that have great track records? I'm avoiding deals provided through platforms like FundRise...
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Hi Everyone,My wife and I are both about 10 years from retirement and looking for passive income streams through REI. We are both full-time employees (20 and 29 years at our jobs) and have some reasonably successful ...
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I’m at the stage where I need to get my finances more organized. Previously I had one property and one bank account but now I have three- one just finished a rehab and the third the rehab is underway.Two use a PM but ...
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I'm curious what you use to choose your vacation rental site for each property. I have a few assumptions about what you are using to make the decision (such as airbnb is probably better in cities due to a younger targ...