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Drove up to Torrington over the weekend and noticed a lot of brick commercial buildings with boarded windows. A lot of vacancies? What are the big employers around there?
Also, which are the best neighborhoods for mu...
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My name is Nick. I started prowling through the Bigger Pockets forums and listening to the podcasts about three years ago trying to inhale as much information as I could. Amazing, amazing resources here! Unfortunately...
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Hello!I am new to this forum and real estate in general. I'll try to keep this posting as brief as I can but I feel I have to provide some background information. I am single, 40 years old, and have worked as a comput...
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Hi BP!New real estate investor here, moving for work and looking to get my first deal in Columbus, OH with my VA loan. I've been reading every book on here I can find, but they all seem to be from a few years ago whe...
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Hello all, My family of 4 are looking into cashing out of San Diego and move to the Frisco,TX area within a year. We will be debt free with $500-$800K cash. Previously I gutted our house here in SD down to the studs ...
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Hey everyone, first post on BP. So ill try and make it as simple and quick as possible. Here are our details (Our= My Father, Wife, Me and 2 yr Daughter)We live in the Bay Area (Hayward Ca)House #1 - 2bd,1bath, primar...
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I've been searching for a new primary recently. I've been working with a realtor for the last 6 weeks. Without getting too much into details, I feel like this realtor is just waiting for me to call him when I need an ...
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Would you rent your condominium or any property to a tenant who says upfront that they have no credit history but can show pay stubs that they could afford the rent? This is my first post here by the way. I appreciate...
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Just for fun but I know many of us have made it pretty big in real estate whether its a huge flip, cashout refinance, or built up rental profits. but I want to see what our biggest most extravagant guilty pleasure pur...
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Hi Team!This is my first post on Biggerpockets. I'm 24 years of age, just got settled into my full time career as an Engineer and now I want to invest in Real Estate. I have a deal on the line right now that I would l...