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Hi, my name is Andrew Smith. I live with my family in Valencia in the Santa Clarita Valley, CA.I joined Bigger Pockets with the main intention of developing a deep understanding of rental property ownership both local...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community!My name is Kyle and I'm a new member from Minnesota. I'm 30 years old, single, and have a full time job as an engineer. Recently, I have become very interested in working to improve my f...
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Hi Everyone! I am brand new to real estate investing. I am currently looking to learn how I can invest into real estate and create passive income. Would love to connect with seasoned investors and anyone willing to sh...
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I am currently trying to get into investing. I am probably going to start with Single Family in the Northern Memphis area in order to have cash flowing properties, but then my eventual goal is to get into Multi-Family...
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Hello,I just read Real Estate Note Investing and honestly I now have more questions than I had before. Can anyone recommend resources that I can use to educate myself on how to safely purchase performing notes? Also, ...
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Hi everyone,I am very new to the real estate investment world and am currently trying to educate myself as much as possible on the topic before I actually dive into a deal of any kind. A little bit about my background...
Calling all local investors, agents, lenders, etc. I have been doing a large amount of research into the real estate investing world and will be dipping my hand in the pot here in the next month. It is very exciting a...
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Hi everyoneI'm new to BP and would like to introduce myself. A bit about me: After two tours of combat service in Iraq, I was honorably discharged from the Army in 2007. From there, I worked for NBC in Boston as a Bro...
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I wish I'd found BiggerPockets sooner. What a great resource!! I've binge-read a few dozen blog posts in the last week and am hooked. THANK YOU to all outstanding writers!I manage a real-estate hedge fund that's in...
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Like many of you, I spent years in school thinking that the path to financial freedom was through a high paying W2 job, a 401k and a large savings account. I took that path. It was not until very recently when my wife...