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Hi everyone,
First post here.
To what extent does real estate investing make sense if you have a highly successful career, and do not intend - or want - to make real estate a full-time career (as I've noticed many /...
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Hi - I’m so excited to join this community. I discovered BiggerPockets at the start of the COVID lockdown, taking this time as an opportunity for personal growth. After consuming dozens of podcasts, I wish I had stumb...
I've recently stumbled across Real Estate investing and think it is a viable option for the financial freedom and possibly a great career that would fit my life. I am in the Austin Texas area and would like to start o...
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Ok I'm being told that paying off a mortgage with a low interest is not a sound business move. I accept/believe the concept but I don't understand the concept. If I have a loan at 3% and current mortgages are 5%. ...
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Hello BP Members, I am a new member from Southern California. I previously had some rentals in Ontario Canada, however, now living in the states, I am realizing that there are so many great markets. I am looking at ...
I just wanted to get this off my chest.
First, I know you run this forum and obviously you are a RE power house. But you have put alot of time and energy into bashing NRU. One of my questions is have you been to ...
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Hello I'm a young real estate investor and I'm torn between selling my portfolio of 11 townhomes or Refinancing them to save monthly. When I purchased these I agreed to pay a higher interest rate just to get in the in...
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Hello,This is my first post on this forum. I have been an investor since 2009, with 2 rental properties, a condo Downtown, Toronto (under construction) and 2 acres of land. I am looking to fund a loan for a developmen...
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Does my title doom me in real estate?!?! I'm new to the real estate investment world, but have been listening to as many podcast episodes as I can, while also trying to read as many books as I can. The basic idea of...
So I am brand spanking new to real estate and investing in general. I recently came into some money via inheritance and I had decided many months before that I want to use it for real estate investing. It's not a ton ...