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Hey guys! So I have my first property under contract, and I’m interested in hearing some feedback from you guys on the numbers. The property is a 2 bed 1 bath duplex that I plan to house hack. It is in what most peopl...
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Hi all. My name is Charlene Mead. I reside in the gorgeous state of Maryland. I'm a single mom who's about to send my only kid off to college next year. I've been an educator for 20 years and I'm ready for something n...
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Hello hello! I've been keeping track of Bigger Pockets for some time, and just now decided that I should start engaging the community. Well here I am! My interest and journey into the world of real estate investin...
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We own a lakefront property and turned it into a short term rental THIS summer. Would you keep it or sell? Keep in mind....June, July, August this year was at $275-$325 Next year, our rates are $340 in the ...
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I have spent the past 6 months or so educating myself on REI as much as possible primarily here on BP by listening to countless podcasts, posting tons on the forums, analyzing hypothetical deals, networking with ot...
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Over the Thanksgiving weekend, we hit the 900,000 member mark! This is so exciting!!!I shared this with @Joshua Dorkin and he said, "That's awesome! I wonder when we'll hit a million?"We decided to turn this into a li...
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Hello,I'm new to the community but wanted to share my success story of my first home purchase. My wife and I live in Las Vegas NV full time but we have a home in a small town of Alabama called Grand Bay (near the MS ...
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Hi BP Community! I’m Alison and I’m super excited to have found the BP community. I’ve been listening in to podcasts and webinars since the end of November. I am an educator and am looking to utilize real estate to at...
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Hi BP,I'm excited to be making first post here and start my REI journey with this wonderful community. My name is Zach and since I won't be going on this journey alone I'll introduce my fantastic wife Dakota and ador...
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I just wanted to introduce myself. I am really excited to have found this community and am already loving how active, informative and friendly it is.My husband and I are in SW Ontario (Sarnia area). Currently we own t...