Congratulations to you and your husband on taking the leap into real estate investing!

Hi all, I'm an American living in Germany.  Real estate has now peaked my interest and I want to buy in North Carolina and I might be open to other hot markets. I haven't had a full-time employment for a while but I h...

Protecting Your Investment – With the title staying in the seller’s name, make sure you have a strong legal agreement in place to protect your interest in the property.

I've only invested in STRs and was looking to get into small multi-family but haven't seen anything that made sense in any of the markets I invest in so was curious where people were seeing good opportunities.  

I've been exploring new strategies with the BiggerPockets community, and I recently stumbled upon two completely free courses on self-directed IRA investing that changed my perspective.

As long as the 'ratio' is a 1.00 or greater, aka breaking even or positively cash-flowing, you can get that loan.These are 30-year fixed loans for investment properties and do not require your personal income, taxes, or debts be taken into consideration.Here's a good BP article explaining how you can use these:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/questions-and-answers-abo...

I'd recommend getting in touch with an investment focussed broker who can help you shop multiple different lenders at once.

Wow, just getting started with INVESTMENT real estate.  

I am new to Bigger Pockets, new to real estate, and looking to diversify my investment portfolio. 

Cool, what are you focusing on to pin down which investment strategy you're looking for?