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Hi BP!,I have been learning a lot lately from the community. Although, I am still in the search for the right first rental property for me, I went ahead and imagine different scenarios in my head.I read multiple discu...
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I recently networked with successful property owners and real estate agents who helped navigate my desire for owning property and recommended different tools I could use to help strengthen my knowledge in this field. ...
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Real estate has people from all kinds of professional backgrounds, some of which you'd be shocked. So what did you do before real estate ?
I'm mostly curious to see what others would do and commiserate with anyone else in the same situation. My family and I currently own outright one SFH rental and house hack a duplex in the Pacific Northwest. We have ou...
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Out of state investor, looking to join either or both. Your thoughts?!
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Greetings BP!!!I have been silently exploring the podcasts and forums. I search for random questions and always find several solutions. I am in awe of the wealth of information that BP has to offer. I know I'm in the ...
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I've spent the last two years remodeling our 1912 craftsman bungalow home. This process has done two things. One, help me discover I love carpentry. Absolutely love it. I grew up a farm kid and have spent the last 10 ...
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Some background info. My girlfriend and I are both 26/27. I make ~$250k / year in sales while she makes ~$100k / year as a product manager. I only see these incomes rising over time. We live in a rather expensive city...
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I'm looking for a little inspiration here. I haven't posted in a while, probably because I haven't been thinking of real estate much lately. I "started out" 5 years ago when I read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," and dove in. ...
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Just a question for other BP members: who all on this board have started their RE business from nothing? That means you had no money and no personal savings to put in to marketing, down payments, etc.Follow-up questi...