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Is formal education (particularly RE development graduate certificates) better than hands on/ real world experience? I have done a couple rental properties, flips and wholesale deals and would like to move towards com...
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I'm originally from NYC; born and raised, but I currently live in Branford, CT with my wife and three children.
I am not yet licensed but currently working on it. Strangely enough I'm working on a license for P.A.. W...
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Good Morning BiggerPockets Community,I am new to Real Estate Investing.  I grew up watching my father buy, renovate, and rent out properties. When I was a young kid he had 13 total rental properties, all Duplex's al...
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Yo all,
On the topic of RE and the Apple iPad, here it is typed from one on my lap, on the screen - quick too, I would guess 40-50 wpm, better than most u folk on a regular keypad!
Anyway, I digress:
Apps I'm usin...
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Hi All,It’s great to finally join the BiggerPockets family. The forums and podcasts have been inspirational in helping me decide to start the journey of becoming a real estate investor. I understand it’s not an overni...
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Hi everyone, my questions is concerning raising capital for SFH and since I am new to REI for now I need a more creative way to invest. I understand raising capital for MF like large apartment buildings, but could it ...
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Hey everyone! I'm excited to start engaging on these forums after hearing so much value from the Bigger Pockets podcasts (I'm something of an archivist, so I've listened to 1 through 62 so far). I'm looking to get int...
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Hi, I'm Joe Kilchermann and I'm from Big Rapids, Michigan. I've been in the learning stage of my investing journey for about a month at the time of this post. I plan on becoming a police officer when I graduate from F...
I've recently stumbled across Real Estate investing and think it is a viable option for the financial freedom and possibly a great career that would fit my life. I am in the Austin Texas area and would like to start o...
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Im new to investing and credit in general, so finding a loan is going to be difficult for me. I want to house hack to get started or at least get a multi-family going so i can increase my income and reduce my living e...