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Many people invest in real estate in order to create passive income and eventually become wealthy enough to not have to work a regular job for the rest of their lives.I want to pose a philosophical question. Is there ...
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There must be a lot of trading going on in the secondary mortgage markets, because so many of our loans have changed hands recently and it has been super annoying. For example one of them has switched several times ju...
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Heklo fellow investors I have read and heard of Manet of your stories after having spent the last 4 years listening to bigger pockets podcast. I was really encouraged to know that I’m not the only one that has gone th...
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I have my real estate license, I study the market. I read all the great investing books, I listen to the bigger pockets podcast religiously. I am so ready to let our money work for us, instead of us working for our m...
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Hey everyone, my name is Blake and I’m an engineering student based in Springfield, Mo. I’m looking into investing into my first property this year (buy-and-hold sfr) and was wondering how you all felt before doing yo...
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I live in NY, I own a home that I live in, and it has a decent size mortgage as you can imagine. I was looking out of state for rental properties, in a particular area, looking to make contacts to explore the feas...
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Hi all,My name is Jen and I'm a newish member, as I've been hanging around the forums for a while now but have recently upgraded to a pro membership and have been upping my game in real estate.I am a full time tech pr...
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"I'm selling the flower shop" said my retired father.
"Are you sure?" I said with some hesitation.A retail storefront with 3 apartments in Chicago.
Owned free and clear, grossing 5k a month.
Why sell?
He received ...
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My tenant in Florida destroyed unit (duplex) upon notice of eviction. Broke windows, punched holes in all the walls, damaged appliances. Do any of you file legal action to collect or do you let it go? I have a prope...
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Hi All,So i found a real estate agent and loan officer thru bigger pocket referrals and was ready to meet with them.....until i asked for references AND both hit me with what I feel to be a lame excuse. "I can't give ...