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I am a new member of this platform and a student of investing in real estate investing. The only property I own is my home, and would like to take the next step and look at investment properties. I am 59 years old a...
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Just a brief rundown on my situation. I currently own a commercial general contacting company. We have built a few custom homes, however new construction residential isn’t our primary source of revenue. We have been i...
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So I have been driving myself nuts working on the duplex I "house hacked" before I knew it had a name. New kitchen, dealing with tenants schedule, changing the new stove from gas to propane, ect. I owe $150k. The most...
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Or are we going to see slow and steady 2-4% appreciation for the next 30 years like a "perfect economy"
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Just got a phone call today about an inquiry I had about using my VA Loan. I was approved, now what!? The obvious answer is find a home in my price range that fits my needs and a property that will resale or rent out...
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I am here trying to get started on the path of real estate and am finding that everyone I talk to (minus people on BP) are almost trying to push me away from the real estate world. Comments like "being a landlord suck...
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http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/02/23/forecast-austin-job-growth-revs-up.html?ana=lnk
Some highlights:
19,000 new jobs are expected this year after 13,000 last year.
Unemployment rate could drop below 5...
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Hello and welcome to our community! 👋👋👋Next step: After uploading a profile pic, kindly introduce yourself here!
1. 🌎 Where you’re based + where you (hope to) invest
2. 💫 What your goals are with joining BiggerPock...
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BP Community,I would like to receive input from those in the community who have more experience than I do. First a little background on me. I am new to real estate investing and BP. I started my journey a little over ...
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Hi, we're going to be looking into investing in buy and hold SFR. Everythings approximated because I'm in the very first stages, as in deciding if we're really going to do this. But say we decide to bite the bullet. B...