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Ha! I'm NOT a stock investor. I gave it a shot, and well, let's just say I should stick to real estate!!
Bought a little ADR - "SAY" Just google it, and laugh at my misfortune. Basically, the Indian version of Enron...
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I currently have around 200k in cash that is yielding 5 percent in my brokerage account. I'm thinking of using that same money to potentially buy a rental property that could yield more and appreciate in value over th...
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Background
I am not a Professional Real Estate (yet) as I am working as a full-time engineer, and I don’t meet 750 hours of services during the tax year in real property trades or businesses in which I participated. ...
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With the forums being updated we are also looking at ways to improve BiggerPockets even more. Many of you are current Pro members or free members that may have considered Pro membership. While we already have exclusiv...
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Hello BP community,After doing research on real estate investments for quiet sometime, I came to the conclusion that I want to get my feet wet in real estate by investing as a passive investor via a syndication deal s...
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I want to educate myself before I invest. There are an overwhelming number of avenues to do so, but deciphering which information to trust and implement has me baffled. Advice from those with personal experience is ...
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Hello All,
I'm the owner of 3 Airbnb properties that I've acquired and renovated over the past 6 years. Initially it has been great, so great it has prompted me to leave my aerospace career in Jan 2022 to focus on re...
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Love the BiggerPockets Podcast? Watch Real Estate Ride Along every week on our YouTube channel? Wish our blog covered the BRRRR strategy more often? (Wait, is that possible?)We want to hear what YOU think about Bigger...
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Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...
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There is so many software's and "must haves" in the real estate investing world that i do not know where to go to what to do. I need to know if having a CRM software and/or VA/VA's really helps that much. I currently ...