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Part 1
A large majority of people should have their retirement fu...
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Looking to form an investment group including serious, like-minded individuals with the goal of investing for five or more years.Ideal situation would be to find 5-10 parties that would pool funds to purchase multi-fa...
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I have a property that was my home and changed to a rental when I was traveling for work. I bought it as a foreclosure so I feel like I got a good deal. I have around 100K equity in the property. I want to know what...
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The new draft zoning ordinance of Gaithersburg, which, for full disclosure, my mom has worked for the planning department my entire life, is out with an interesting wrinkle: they will not only allow ADUs but also have...
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I live in Miami Florida and I want to get involved in Real Estate Investing. How do I balance where I ideally want to live with investing in Real Estate properties? I love the FHA -live in one unit, rent out the rest ...
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I'm a new wholesaler in Miami, FL who's in the process of putting together a spreadsheet to help me analyze my leads and make my offers based on what my potential buyer sees. In other words, I'm digging in deeper tha...
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Hey Everyone! My partner and I are setting out on a flipping/direct-mail campaign. I am out of the country which leaves my partner in the "boots on the ground" position. Just trying to figure out a fair value of that ...
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If you’ve ever taken a loan from a bank, you know funding can take months and come with headaches. Experienced investors rely on unconventional ways of financing deals. Two methods of this are private money and hard m...
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What is the best way to find funding for a deal with no credit and no experience? I am in the San Diego area looking at multi-family properties. I have found a couple properties worth repositioning, I am just stuck on...
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All,First, I would like to say I am new to BiggerPockets and I certainly appreciate a community, like this one, that helps and guides like-minded individuals. I am a 28 year old Finance professional living and working...