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All,We have decided that it is time we move our investing out of our local area. We want to find First-Time Home Buyer areas, but are having a hard time identifying the characteristics as we start our search of new a...
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Are there any websites or books that anyone knows about that can give me some info about how I can protect my income from most or all of the evil IRS? I heard something about using a IRA to invest and some other meth...
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Does anyone know a company/person who generates lead lists of most likely motivated sellers??? Searching and finding vacants, probate, divorce, bankruptcy, etc etc and creates a list off this to market too?
Hello Everyone! Just starting out my Bigger Pockets Journey. Glad to be part of this community and looking forward to meeting some if not all of you at some point! Hopefully I can contribute at some point in time to y...
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Hi guys,I have been searching around for investor friendly* closing agents, but i figured the best way to find the best is by referral. A closing agent who deals with assignments and double closes on a frequent basis ...
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Hi all, I apologize if this has been posted but I can't find anything on it via BP or Google. I'm from Los Angeles, CA and I'm looking for a tutorial on pulling data from the MLS into CSV/Excel. On another note, can a...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm Ben Crumbliss from Lancaster, Ohio, an active real estate agent in the area, and I am searching for my family's first rental property. A passion is helping veterans and their familie...
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Hey Community,My name is Rendell Giles, from Milwaukee, WI. I'm interested in real estate investing, and began to do some research and came across BiggerPockets! I'm extremely happy to be apart of this community, and ...
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Hello All, I'm a newbie. My step-father introduced me to RE but I was soooo young (25 now) I didn't understand the in's and outs. He passed away before i was even 18. He had multiple rental properties, single and mult...
Hey everyone, I've been having conversations with realtors as I search for my first deal. Some have said, "I need you to sign a six month agreement for me to represent you before I start sending you properties" other...