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Hello everyone,
My name is Jonathan, and I wanted to get involved with real estate investing.
I'm thinking about starting a short-term rental business, rental arbitrage, a laundromat, or partnering with someone in r...
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Hello all. My name is Jamie Gesswein and my wife is Stacy. We live in Williamsburg Virginia. I am an information security director for a health care organization in Eastern Virginia and an absolute noob to the worl...
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Hello BP community,I was looking for some advice or guidance on the best way to get started on becoming an investor. My mind seems to be set on getting my real estate license and starting as a real estate agent. Can a...
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Howdy, ya'll.I'm 39 years old and retired from my first career (engineering). I currently live on my passive investments, which primarily consists of dividend paying stocks, private equity, and REIT's. My family liv...
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My husband and I were in massive amounts of consumer debt for almost 10 years of our marriage and recently paid it all off in 2013. Since then, we've enjoyed the debt-free life. It's awesome. The only issue we've run ...
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Hello, I was bitten by the early retirement bug 15 years ago and plan on being there over the next 2-3 years at 43 years old. However, while I have lots of investments (Stock and realestate) I am bumping up into a b...
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110 acres of vacant land, 1 mile of Hwy 287 frontage. New housing development under construction directly across the highway. Currently not zoned for anything besides agriculture. Fort Worth city limits is outside m...
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Hello all. I have recently joined BP as a next small step toward my goal of replacing my 9-5 income with a more passive income. My primary interest is in buy and hold strategies. I am hoping to connect with successful...
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Hey guys I am new to BP I just have a question about current interest rates right now and what is the best way to put a down payment on a rental? As interest rates keep increasing is it best to put a down payment of 2...
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Avid podcast listener, but first time dipping my toes into the website and now this forum! My limited journey in real estate has now led me to BP.
A bit about my journey so far - I was finally able to purchase my fir...