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Okay everyone, here we go...I'm sure that given my extensive business experience and background I'll have much more to contribute as we go along, but today is my first conversation with the Bigger Pockets community, s...
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Hi all! Lately I've been contemplating this question and finally figured I should toss it out to the BP community. I'm curious how everyone decides how much of their money allocated for "investing" is put toward real ...
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I've started diving deep into studying Real Estate using BP and other associated products for the past 3 months. I've read, as many people have, Rich Dad and Poor Dad along with numerous other books from the BP bookst...
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I am considering trying to refi a property. The reason for this would be to buy more real estate. However I think we may be at the top of the market and I am concerned that there could be no equity in it if there is...
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Let's say you find the perfect property for your portfolio TODAY, what are you most worried about? Are you worried about current home values and where they are headed?Are you concerned that rent prices will not increa...
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How to figure it out what state is worthy investing? i know it is a board question, what I mean is look at Brooklyn NY people bought houses 15-20 years ago dirt cheap and now they are millionerds or Jersey city NJ peo...
Last week I was having a conversation with my dad about retirement. Like most people, the majority of his retirement investments are done via his 401k. I came away from that conversation thinking, “If I was in his pos...
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Guys,
I have been thinking about taxes lately and have come to realize that they will hit me very hard if I do not proactively find a solution. I trade the markets with with few expenses to deduct and will be in the ...
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Hello all I have been reading through many posts on here, watching YouTube etc. I am most interested in finding some people local to get ahold of to pick their brains/ learn from them. I own a house (NW Indiana) that ...
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So I've got a controversial topic to throw out to the BP community. On many recent posts I've seen online, I see members of the Financial Independence Community (no BiggerPockets members that I've seen thus far) talk ...