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When you purchase you first investment(s) property to flip, how do I know what to tell contractors to do, if I have no experience?I have some dry-rot repair experience, from many years ago, but that's it. Do I get a p...
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I finally closed on rental property #2 today. I will close on #3 on tomorrow. The properties are located in Lancaster, Texas. I closed on my first property 1 year ago and currently have a fabulous tenant so I am hopin...
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Hello all! I am a new member in the MPLS area. I am looking to get into Single family, Multi_Family, Apartments.I have to say this all started for me back in the days of Carlton Sheets. My mother told me I should get ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community! My wife and I are just getting started on our real estate journey, and this is my 1st time posting in the forum. We live in the Dayton, OH area. We have recently moved out of our hom...
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Hello all, thank you for taking the time to read this. Here is my issue in a nutshell. I am new to real estate investing and am currently on my path to getting my finances in order so that I can position myself to be ...
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Hello, fellow BiggerPocketers!Many of my posts have been about college, and for a very good reason: I want to get started with my real estate career now. My overall plan is to work a job my freshman year that will con...
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I'm 29 years old married with one child on the way soon. Born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We were married on Sanibel Island and we're lucky enough to to have our wedding filmed as part of the official Sanibe...
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My name is Jarid, I am new to Bigger Pockets, though I have been getting plenty of great information and inspiration from listening to the Bigger Pockets podcasts over the last couple of months. I have also read many ...
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Hello, I was wondering if there might be any out of state investors who need someone in St. Louis to be their boots on the ground? I'm just beginning my investment journey and thought volunteering in this way might b...
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Hello BP community, I am looking for advice confirming what I think I know about tax advantages with rental income and help filling the gaps on some of the tax advantages/strategies that I may be missing.
To begin, I...