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Perhaps this isn't the right place to ask this, but in the most innocent way possible I am curious as to how people who have quit their jobs in order to pursue investing as a full time gig make money. Basically anythi...
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Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...
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So this may be a long post, but I want this to help others who are exploring out of state investing in a new territory like Detroit. I've been in investing in Detroit since early 2023. I started my investing journey i...
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I still wouldn't mind hitting 50 units this year as per my other post - http://biggerpockets.com/forums/522/topics/160698-... However even if I don't, I'd still consider myself a success.Mid 2013 I was able to source ...
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There is a property that I have been watching for the last six months.
Starting at 219K, it lowered it's price 209K, 199K, 189K, 179K, 169K, 159K in between it went under contract twice, then came back on the...
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Do you see your personal home as an investment or an expense? I'm on my second duplex that I bought to live in, improve, and then rent. My next home will likely be a single family and in a nicer neighborhood. I'm n...
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Hello All!
I must admit to having lurked on this site quit a bit --- but not posting much. Call me the shy type :D
Therefore you don't know much about me and I'll need to lay quite a bit out for you ...
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I won an auction through a tax deed county sale in California. I would like to know how soon I can sell it, meaning do I need to wait the 1 year period during which the sale can be challenged?
Do I need to ob...
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So I've read Wendy Patton's book on L/O and gone through another gurus course as well. I've also done plenty of reading in these forums. I'm suspicious that a rosy picture is being painted here. Essentially what I rea...
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I'm a newbie with BP and I would want to own properties, but because of the pandemic, it makes me wonder how tuff it will be to find and really screen potential tenants. Anyone has thoughts on this, please let me kno...