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Can someone explain the risks of purchasing a home in a flood zone? I am working on a condo deal (8 units) that cash flows two thousand dollars after all expenses are paid. I received the appraisal yesterday and it in...
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Hey Everyone!
I live in Sunnyvale, California. I currently work in sales and love it, pretty good at it. I work remotely and my team is based in Texas. I am thinking of investing in Texas or Arizona to begin. I have ...
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I'm wanting to start investing in real estate at the first of the year, and I have a few questions.I live 15 mins from the DFW area in Texas.I'm mainly wanting to focus on 1-4 unit rentals, but I am considering other ...
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Hi BP!I am looking for my first investment in Des Moines, Iowa (I live about 30 min away from DSM). I have found a property on the MLS where the numbers work great, but the property is located in a rougher area. This ...
I am new to Biggerpockets and this is my first post/question. I own one rental in WA and trying to purchase a second one. Is it advisable to forego inspection when buying? I lost the bid on a third property today due ...
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Hello BiggerPockets!
Long time lurker, first time poster!
My name is Ryan and I am a complete and total newbie who is excited to get started in Real Estate Investing in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio. I s...
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Hello Everyone, I've been snooping around the boards for sometime and finally thought I would introduce myself as I'm interested in investing in the USA Real Estate market. A little about me: I work in the Oil and Ga...
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Hi y'all! I just ran across this forum today, and decided to join. I just walked off my job a few days ago, because it all got to be too much. My grand scheme was to quit it in order to get my RE License (one of th...
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I have 3 fantastic 4plexes, when I purchased them the ROI was well above the normal 1% rule, and they still make decent money today. I am thinking of selling them because I haven't focused on finding good property...
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I recently went to a meeting with the Austin REI club at the Domain expecting a discussion on Austin market trends but it turned out to be a guru pitch. I'm wondering if anyone recommends any good groups in the Austin...