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Hi everyone,My name is Joel and I am brand new to real estate. I am currently successfully running a Fitness business in Thailand but will be relocated back to where I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon soon. I ...
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Hey there! My name is Steven Mecke. I am 20 years old and am excited to learn more about real estate at a young age. I've been listening to the BiggerPockets podcasts for a while now and decided to create an account...
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Hello! My name is James, I found BiggerPockets by listening to podcasts and recently buying Brandon Turner's book (audio version) "The Book on Rental Property Investing" I am taking action and jumping into the arena a...
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I am 18 years old and I want to start investing in real estate. I had no idea on where to even start so I decided to enroll in the Success Path Seminar that was for free in Burbank. I gained a ton of info as to where ...
Hey BP community!! My name is Mike and based on the subject and category of this thread, I think you have guessed (correctly) that I am new to the site. I stumbled across the site when I was looking for investment p...
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hello to all. My name is Ian Riley and I just decided to get started in real estate investing after two years of just "thinking" about it. So after two years of paralysis by analysis I'm jumping feet first into this c...
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looking to buy first rental property this year, just wanted to ask for any advice out there thank you
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Hey BiggerPockets community,My name is Tim Ahn, currently a teacher in Los Angeles School district, but looking to earn my real estate license and becoming a successful real estate investor. Growing up, I never unders...
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Hello everyone, I am super excited to have found bigger pockets. My name is Tom, I work in oil and gas in Northern Colorado. I turn 37 this summer, I am married with 3 kids, and I am looking forward to (re)starting my...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,First time blogger here! Nice to e-meet everyone! I'm a native New Yorker (grew up in the Bronx, but currently live in Queens with my partner). After years of reading, I'm finally looking...