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I have to admit that I was drawn to BiggerPockets in a somewhat roundabout way. You see, I'm not so much interested in Real Estate as a business that I want to get into, but as a means to an end. That end of course ...
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So me and my Wife are familiar with buying single family homes which we have 9 of them and a duplex. I could really use some help analyzing numbers to make this work and make sure im doing this right it would be a big...
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Well, After almost a year of looking, getting $ lined up, networking, reading BP and basically freaking out... My wife and I have taken the plunge, we sign tomorrow and close monday on a flip in my home town... I live...
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I bet you have no idea what I actually do…
In the past 10 months, I’ve been able to grow my co-hosting business from 0 to 30 Airbnb units and the properties are on pace to bring in $1.7 Million dollars in Gross Reven...
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So I've known for years that I have wanted to get into real estate and then more I've been reading, listening to podcasts and being active on the forums have really opened my eyes to the power of REI and how it can gr...
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Asking for money seems to be an embarrassing topic. It seems to be more embarrassing to ask for money from private individuals than from a bank. Why? I think because a bank is just an "institution" versus a pers...
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Please share your "Why?"
Here's mine: Personally, I believe in real estate investing because I don't believe in job security.
This has been my experience...I have worked since I was 15 years old, mostly for small b...
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Hello BP!Today I closed on my first buy and hold rowhome in Baltimore City. It's my first real estate deal ever - and seeing as how I only have the faintest idea of what happens next, I figured my journey of figuring ...
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So we are in closing on a property in Fairview, NC just east of Asheville. I wanted to discuss our ideas for the property as an STR and get some feedback and maybe a few other ideas. I have checked AirDna data and the...
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Closed on it today, it's a 2 bed 1 bath in Portsmouth, VA. Purchased it for $30,000, after closing costs it was $31,650.15. Planning on placing a tenant buyer in there for $975 a month. Taxes and insurance will set me...