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Hello BiggerPockets family! I'm Kenneth Zavala a new member out of Houston, TX looking to grow my reach. A little about me, I am a Software Developer and I graduated from the University of Houston. I love learning, tr...
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Hey BP members, I'm in sort of a predicament that could use some outside input. I'm closing on my first duplex for me to house hack in two weeks and can't decide if it'l be worth it for me to build a detached garage o...
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Hi everyone. A long time lurker, hopefully a soon-to-be first time RE investor. I live in NYC and would like to get into REI. Given the sky-high prices in the area, I'm turning to out-of-state properties. I've looked ...
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Nice to meet everyone. I'm very new to real estate investing (i.e., 2 weeks) but pretty thankful that I found this site and appreciate all the information this community has provided. Quick background: My wife and I a...
Hello,If I own a single family home for my own personal use with PITI = $3000 and if $1000 of PITIgoes into principal payment, is it safe to consider my effective monthly real estate expense is $2000 and the other $10...
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BP,I am looking at a deal in a college town with an enrollment of about 12,000 people & a population of about 25,000 people. What are peoples thoughts on investing in college/university towns? IMO, our education s...
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Hey I'm a new investor and I'm planning to purchase my first multifamily in the next year (20 units or so). I'm not looking to manage it myself, so I'd like to get a property manager on board early. I've found a coupl...
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Hi all,I came across a 4plex that i am interested in investing. The area seems sketchy. I've been researching and analyzing for months now. I've been focusing on single unit until I came across this multi-family. What...
Offer accepted on my first house! so excited to be started on the fast lane. As I have been asking multiple question on my deal I am confident it was good, and now the next step would be landlording! I plan on doing e...
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I am newbie in Wholesaling and i want to start soon. In order to start contacting those land owners and builders , do I need to have any business license first ? Could I those those purchase agreements under my SSN pe...