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Looking to get going on some real estate so I can replace my wife's income and she can quit her job. Please poke holes in this strategy. We currently live in a 1000 sqft single family home that we pay a mortgage on. M...
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Hi BP Fam!
I've hit a dilemma that I'm sure many others encounter at some point in their investing careers, and figured this would be a fun topic to discuss.
So I've been working my a** of for at least 15 years as a...
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I’ll start. I’m 38 and I own 0 properties. I am reading all I can on REI with the goal to buy my first property within the next year. I’d love to be inspired by some of you and your journey. I’d like to know your ...
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Hi everyone, I just landed my first investment! Waco,TXThis week, I bought a property at a county tax sale with estimated cap gains of 100k if I resale the property now. Here are the details of the property:5 ac w/SF ...
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Hey, Bigger pockets community. My name is Bailey Kramer and I am 19 years old. I am just beginning my real estate journey and have fallen in love with the idea of multi-family as an investment strategy. I have a ba...
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First of all, this is my first post so I hope I'm posting in the right forum. I have been spending the last few months reading as many books on Brandon's List as well as a few others (i.e., Rich Dad, Poor Dad (actuall...
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Hey everyone. Thought I would share a cool story (at least to me :) since its the two year anniversary of closing on my first true flip. Hopefully you newer investors will be able to learn something and get inspired t...
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Hi all! I'm new to Real Estate investing and I am in Northern VA (near DC) area. I'm looking to purchase a property in this area or Maryland. I'm willing to live in the house for a while, househack then rent it out. ...
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So hypothetically if you had the money for a down payment of 25% on a $1m apartment building. Which is $250k. Say it has 15 units, and makes $1k/unit. Could you just straight up invest in an apartment building? And sk...
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👉 Debt to buy assets is completely different from credit card debt (bad debt).
Leverage (when used correctly) is a powerful way to build wealth.
Here's how:
1. We buy an apartment complex.
2. The bank contribu...