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I am really curious about the Alabama market. In particular, why do renters rent for $800/month in Birmingham or Montgomery when they could get a mortgage for $200/month??Also, why is there no appreciation in those ma...
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Hi all!I am student at Purdue University beyond eager for Real Estate investing, trying to enable my girlfriend and I to live a financially free life as soon as possible since we are all about family. I know that aski...
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I’m currently in the process of buying a duplex in Hubert, North Carolina. I’ll be living in one half and renting out the other. I called USAA thinking I’d get a good deal but turns out I’ll be paying around 2500/year...
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So here I am, just a lowly metalsmith, hammering away at the anvil and feverishly listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast (as metalsmiths do). I was introduced to BP only a couple months ago and figured I'd get famili...
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Take this for what it is worth!
I am not a seasoned investor. In fact I started just last August. Since then I have rehabbed a house, have 2 rental units, and have wholesaled a handful of houses. I have an offer o...
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Hey BP! I hope I am not stepping on any toes by posting these articles... but living in this market makes you want to climb a mountain and scream about it. After several conversations with OOS investors and many affil...
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Anyone else feel like we are due for a little downside? It's inevitably going to happen again...history always repeats itself....just a matter of when???? Then it's buy buy buy
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I have been a member on Bigger Pockets for 3 years now and got significantly more serious about my investing about 2 years ago. Full disclosure, I had a fair amount of experience prior to getting on the forums, but wh...