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Yes. My name is Blake, i have been studying for my real estate state exam of California. I'm really interested in surrounding myself with seasoned investors, to gain a in depth and hands on experience in the industry....
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I have been working in China and South East Asia for the past 12 years, for corporate commercial entities, dealing among other things with commercial real estate (mostly restaurant, food retail and hotels). I have als...
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Hi there! My name is Mark, I'm new to BigPockets, real estate, and also pretty new to Vancouver. Raised in Sacramento CA.
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Hey GuysI'm a licensed general contractor in Grand Rapids and I have been a custom home builder for the last 5 years. I'm still building homes but I have always had the itch to do flips and real estate. I have notic...
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Hi All!I'm a new member to BiggerPockets and a newbie in real estate investing.Originally from Chicago, my wife and I are currently located in Southern California though we will likely relocate in a couple of years. W...
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Hi there,I need some help deciding if I should cash out of my primary home turned rental property (located in Orange County, California) before I am on the hook to pay taxes on capital gains, and pocket the equity or ...
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I'm currently renting a house from an owner in California and the owner wants to sell it ASAP. We've discussed buying the house directly from her (off-market/before she tries to sell it) and she told us to make her an...
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Hi BP,
I'm an IT professional in SF Bay Area.
A total real estate newbie (aside from our family's primary residence under 30 yr conventional fixed int mortgage)
Currently educating myself in REI through podcasts. ...
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Hi everyone. My name is Vince Motel. I'm located in the Riverside area of southern California and have traveled extensively over the area for the past 20 years or so as a service technician in hospitals and musician s...
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Sorry I've been absent for a while. Between getting offended on the "election" thread and busy doing deals, I just haven't had time to post. For those that know me, I have always had a "weird" goal in my real estate...