A quick comment about Brian Gibbons, if I may.I have never met Brian but for the last several months I have been following his posts, along with posts from other people, on this blog. His posts have always been well t...
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I always hear and read about how New Jersey is a tough place to invest but that is all that's mentioned. I live in NY and I'm looking to house hack in either Newark, Jersey City, or the Oranges. What makes these areas...
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Hi everyone! I'm new to bigger pockets but I'm not new to real estate investing. For the past 4 years I've been focused full-time on the niche of pre-existing non-conforming land parcels and/or land that is consider...
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FACT: Borrower asks lender a “favor” to increase their payoff as a way to get hundreds of thousands extra back but NOT given back at closing on HUD, rather under the table directly from lender to borrowers after lende...
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We are getting a lot of new members - many of which haven't uploaded pics yet, meaning post after post of stock icons! PLEASE, take a minute and upload your pic - If you just don't want your personal pic online for...
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I have been approached by a family to help build a real estate business with them. They propose a 1 million dollar investment to begin with. If we are profitable the first year they will add another million, and this ...
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So I came into bigger pockets and was one of the many people who just popped their heads in to say that their new and then completely disappear. Recently i started looking back into the forums and reading here and the...
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I am a 44 year old lawyer who is seeking to transition to real estate investing with a goal of retiring from my legal practice and making a living on income from real estate. I have $250,000 to invest and am intereste...
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Hey bigger pockets
Ok I am currently living in Nashville and I am still in the process of actively learning and studying real estate while I work my full time job. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get s...
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Hi All,I wanted to get your professional opinion on this property that I'm thinking about putting in an offer on. This quite possibly may be my first commercial property deal, and I'm just a bit nervous about pulling ...