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Hi everyone, I hope I'm finding you all well today.My name is Aaron Miley, I'm from Spokane, Washington. I am a total newbie to real estate (haven't even bought a home yet). I recently made the decision to leave my ol...
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Hello,I am new to this site and wanting to begin my journey into real estate investing. I am currently a business owner and in order to prepare myself for that I made sure to self educate in areas from marketing, reta...
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Hello,I've been an investor for quite some time but no organized system. I use Quickbooks for my accounting which keeps my accounts on track. I have decided to go Full time and realized that I use too many tools. I...
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I have purchased cash 5 sigle-family rental properties in Texas (I live/work in New York).
The investment for all 5 properties together was of roughly $550,000. All properties are now rented, generating PROFIT of $35...
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**I just posted this in the Mortgage Forum but then realized the Starting Out section may be better**Hello All,Recently graduated college and looking to kick off my real estate investing career. I am trying to figure ...
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Hi All-My tenants just moved out after a year and the apartment reeks of cigarettes smoke. I've been leaving the windows open hoping this will help (it's been about 4 days). Will this smell go away? They were only the...
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Hello BP Community! I've been looking for my first "homerun" deal for a few weeks and I think I may have found it, if I can get it for the right price.It's an absentee owner that used to rent the property but it has b...
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I'm just introducing myself to this board. I want to lay down a challenge and go from shortest time span of introduction to closing their first deal.
I've lived in Denver for thirteen years, I am originally from S...
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I am looking to start my investing journey with a house hack. I am getting married in May of this year and have been saving up money for a place. I am looking to use my FHA on a duplex and am currently starting the se...
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We are new to investing and wanted feedback from others regarding real estate etiquette. We Have one friend who is experienced in investing, and knows how to get off market properties, however admitted that they only ...