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Hello everyone. I am brand new to the real estate game. Without boring you all too much, my employment history consists of many different things. I started out working in child care (teacher assistant, nanny, tutoring...
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Is it legal for a Tenant to insist on using their security deposit in lieu of their final rent payment? Any insight on this would be great.
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FYI - The Return of the McMansion?
http://moneyland.time.com/2012/07/02/the-return-of-the-mcmansion/?iid=obnetwork
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Hey Biggerpockets community!
I have been browsing Biggerpockets for about a month now and I think its finally time to introduce myself.
I have always been very interested in real estate investing and am...
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Greetings,
Here is a thought that I'd like to throw out there. Its about diversification and cash flow.
When one buys a sf rental for lets say $200,000, and it rents for say $1500/month. After taxes, maintenance and p...
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Hi All,
Let me start with the end in mind: I will produce a $20,000 per month passive income and $5,000,0000 net worth by March 11 of 2019.
1. I have some money to invest starting out 20k- 50k.
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My house search has gone from a fairly large area, now narrowed down to 4 towns. Price range is $250,000 - $375,000. I know you need to keep emotion out of the buying process but my area is starting to get ridiculou...
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I saw the neighbor's lawn was growing out of control. Since the single family rental home is on my "front line", directly across the street from my eightplex, I felt responsible to take action.
Instead of calling th...
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I’m Richard Rogers, 43, disabled vet out of the USAF. I’ve been in MLM’s before, learned a lot but didn’t go far. I’ve always had the dream to work for myself and had the chance a few years ago. Working with a part...
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Hi, everyone. Long-time member, but I believe this may actually be my first post. I'll try to keep this as short as I can without getting too far into the weeds...
My wife and I have come up with a plan to get our R...