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Hello all. I am a newbie wanting to start REI . I have been studying to get my RE license (exam is in Oct) because I was told that it was great way to learn about real estate, investing and to get access to the MLS....
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The reason I don’t invest in or use my rentals as STR anymore is that if I pay a property manager 30-35% then my return is the same as a LTR so since I won’t self manage I might as well just invest in LTR.
Has anyone...
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I am located in Long Island New York where everything is expensive and I am debating the pro's and cons of house hacking a 2 family house or just continuing to rent and purchase out of state rentals. Any input is grea...
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Hey y'all my name is Zach. I'm brand new to real estate investing. My credit isn't the best and my capital is zero, aside from our life savings and emergency fund which is also low. I've tried almost a dozen differen...
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I'm a newly single mom (35 years old) to a sweet baby girl who just turned 1. I'm currently living with my parents. Living under my parents roof while trying to raise my daughter is too much and I need to get my own s...
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Hey, Bigger Pockets community. Even though I rented two bedroom apartment for the past 6 years, I'd say I'm pretty new to the RE investing, since I used to live in that apartment before, and when we purchased a home w...
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Well this was a long time coming, but I finally did it. In October of 2023 I was able to close on my first property. I will include numbers below. What happened after that....an immediate eviction. Luckily it wasn...
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Hello,My name is Steven. I am new to the real-estate investing world. Recently I read Rich Dad Poor Dad, and it peaked my interest. I’m currently reading Brandon Turners books, and I have plans to read others. I want ...
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Hi all! I am new to real estate investing but have been researching, reading, and listening to everything real estate related for the past few months. I am dying to purchase my first investment property but I am not s...
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We are closing on our first STR this week! YAY!
It's a completely turn key property, the sellers are transferring their profiles over on all of the booking sites, all of their contacts etc... It feels so easy and lik...