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Hi,
I am new to the forum and real estate investing. I have been listening to a lot of podcasts to further my knowledge and understanding of real estate investing.
I am primarily interested in buy and hold investing...
Hello my name is Matt . I am currently working in law enforcement and I want to change careers and become a real estate investor. I have young children and my current career takes me away from them more than I would l...
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I've been building my business since the beginning of the year and am ready to dive into my first flip. I've bought, "The Book on Flipping Homes" from Bigger Pockets and have been using the Flip Formula to calculate t...
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I was raised to go to school, work a career for 30 + years and enjoy my retirement package but I want to learn as much as possible to succeed in real-estate and investing. I'm working as a registered nurse but feel li...
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Hello i am new to biggerpockets, I am looking to buy my first rental property. I am from New Jersey but have been looking into PA more as an option because it is much more affordable to start out in. Reading is under ...
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Hello everyone, My name is Mark. I'm a 37 year old Denver native, and longtime lurker on BiggerPockets. I've been investing in the Denver area since 2011, and the more time I spend on the site (reading forums, listeni...
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Hello all!My name is Mike and have been “lurking” around Bigger Pockets for about a month now. In listening to the podcasts, I figured it was time to stop lurking, and time to jump in and say hello and introduce myse...
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I will be purchasing my first property in the next month or two so I want to set up business accounts with my bank to keep all of my REI money separate from personal money. I've read all the arguments for and against...
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Hello my new Bigger Pockets friends and family. My name is Jordas Reyes and I am from the Naples, FL area. I grew up in SWFL (Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, and Estero) and plan to get into the investment world...
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Hi BP!So Im a newbie. I dont hide it. But today.....I just closed on my first deal. Oh...and I got paid to buy the house. Yep I closed on the house and got paid a check (over $1500) to buy it. Its a duplex. Its in a q...