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Hi All,I want to take a second to introduce myself and ask a few questions. What key actions do you recommend a total newbie in real estate to start with? What people should I reach out to first? Where do you find...
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Hey BiggerPockets community! This is my first post on these forums after stumbling across BiggerPockets a few weeks back. Since then I've tried to devour as much content as possible and figure out which investing path...
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So I'm pretty much ready to start my house hunting process but it seems like my pessimism is overtaking everything that I think. I'm looking at Orange county NY and looking at a 2-4 unit property, where I'll live in ...
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We're finishing up renovations on a duplex that we're house hacking and considering section 8. I have heard all the horror stories about section 8 tenants. I know that it could end up be a nightmare living above a bad...
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To all the STR property managers out there or people who have had success in turning their home into an AirBnB, what kind of analysis did you do when making that leapt or what kind of analysis do you do on clients hom...
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Looking to buy a rental property in and around Phoenix area. Any suggestions or recommendations where to invest? Many companies are moving to Phoenix like TSM etc. I was talking to few of my friends and they suggested...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,
I have been struggling through the process of getting qualified for the past 4 months. It has been a long, hard, and incredibly brutal process. A little back story first, about a year a...
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** Keep in mind while reading this that the LA market is crazy. The 2%, 50% and most other rules don’t apply. :-) **Six years ago my husband and I bought our first property - a run down duplex in a transitioning part...
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My brother owns a 2 acre parcel of land zoned as industrial. He has offered me to lease-purchase the property . I want to build 6 duplexes in the area which will make me fall in a commercial real estate category for...
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Hi,Thanks in advance. I live near Tracy. I feel better to invest in California where I can drive easily like Fresno, Sacramento, etc., I see few of my colleagues are investing in Florida. I would like to get your fee...