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I love the forums and the podcasts, but one constant I see is that people are looking to add more properties or refinance properties for cash to buy more properties etc.Why don't more people start snowballing down the...
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I have listened to some podcasts, and have heard people saying they got their first 7 properties in 11 months. Some even crazier. I have 5 properties, but I have used all my money to purchase these properties at 25% d...
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As a young real estate agent, I have been intrigued by the house-hacking strategy of investing. This strategy wasn't first taught to me by Bigger Pockets, but the platform has clarified many of the misconceptions I've...
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Hello BP folks, I am an event producer turned construction management student that got into the BP podcast during monotonous shifts of painting, sanding, etc., at my previous job. You can only listen to a good music p...
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Hi all! I'm new to Real Estate investing and I am in Northern VA (near DC) area. I'm looking to purchase a property in this area or Maryland. I'm willing to live in the house for a while, househack then rent it out. ...
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Hi BP community,I am not really new to BP I have been involved for over a year now, listened to basically every podcast (many more than once), read a handful of the books, and actually purchased my first investment pr...
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My last question of the day. If a house has a mortgage on it regardless if its paid or unpaid, how do I negotiate a deal? I dont understand what happens to the mortgage. Who pays the mortgage? Does it get paid? C...
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It's the start of a new year and the end of my first year of real estate investing. Just wanted to quickly share my story and hopefully inspire some people :)Literally 13 months ago, I had 0 interest or education abou...