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Hello,New to BiggerPockets. I just got approved for my real estate license in December & looking at brokerages to sign up under in Austin, TX.I have been looking at the obvious big names (Keller Williams, Coldwell...
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Hi everyone!!
I'm from upstate NY (Saratoga area) and not completely new to REI.
I have 2 rental properties with a total of 4 units that are cashflowing
nicely and I "flipped" a property. The property that I flip...
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Looking
for some advice. I live in a 3bed/2bath in the Biltmore area of
Phoenix, AZ w/pool. Owe 347k on the loan, 30 year, 2.875% fixed rate,
which right now is a decent position. Family and I are needing to mov...
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Hi all, I'm contemplating a return back to US and have my eye on Colorado. I've visited CO fairly often in the past. I'm probably priced out of Denver as I want to stay at a low debt level. I'm looking at making a cas...
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Hey gang,
I am a would-be, turned soon-to-be first time investor, and I'm about to move forward on a property right in the shadow of Georgia tech.
it's a small duplex, 1br/1ba each, one of those smaller homes nearb...
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We have a vacancy, an upcoming open house, and a whole bunch of dog smell. I'm looking for input on a couple fronts.I need to start with background. We closed on this duplex a week ago. We agreed to let one tenant out...
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Hi everyone!
My name is Adrian. Although I have had my account for a couple of months, this is my 1st post. I only recently discovered real estate a few months ago and am excited to learn as much as I can!!
A little ...
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As a retired graduate level engineer, I have always done my own Federal and State Tax returns. Albeit for a couple of dozen years now I have used Turbo Tax to prepare and file returns. I have always tried to underst...
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I recently attended my first Flippers event and met a bunch of great people. I spoke with one person who told me to look into becoming a Mortgage Broker. I did some research and interested in a switch career wise. My ...
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So how long did it take to find that first great deal that you were willing to risk your time, effort and money working on?
It took me around 4 months to find my first deal. It was hard to keep the doubt out of my m...