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Hello BP! First time poster here from Chicago. I've been doing the deep dive on the podcasts and about to finish Brandon's book on Real Estate Investing. I'm hoping to get into my first house hack in the Chicago area ...
I apologize in advance for a very long post.
We are first time home buyers in a very competitive market (Seattle). Neither me nor my wife work in the IT industry so we knew our limitations and went in with realistic ...
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I'm an experienced entrepreneur, but new to real estate investing (no deals under my belt yet apart from my own home). I want to replace my income within a reasonable timeframe, so I'm looking at a syndication mentors...
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I'M TIRED OF HEARING PEOPLE SAY THERE ARE NO GOOD DEALS WHEREVER THEY ARE AT!!!! BULLSH*T!!!! (You hear me @Aaron Mazzrillo azrillo?!)We're in the San Francisco Bay - allegedly one of the most expensive/overpriced mar...
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Hey everybody, I'm a pretty new real estate agent and a new real estate investor as well, working on rehabbing my first flip house. I have it in my head that I want to specialize in being an investor-friendly real est...
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Hi all,
I have a duplex in Costa Mesa Ca area
that i have owned for a long time and now
but I'm only getting about a 3-3.5% return on equity.
I'm not sure I can improve the property better to try to get more rents a...
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So, a couple years ago I bought a condo in downtown San Diego that we planned to live in as out primary home for at least 5 years. Fast forward a couple years, and I've bought a SFR in San Diego and am renting out the...
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I’m new to real estate, here to create relationships and connections. My criteria is out of state investing. Challenge my knowledge, make me think. Lol I’m Open to conversations.
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A friend of BiggerPockets, @Justin Pierce reminded me this morning of a piece he wrote at the end of 2013 about a real estate guru that I think is an important read for anyone considering working with a guru:Colorado ...
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Need advice please
My Goal
I want to buy a multi family property where I can live in one of the units and I will manage the other unit or units. My goal is to have the rental income be enough to cover the PITI an...