Real estate is easy to get into, but hard to earn a living. 87% of all agents quit within two years because they don't make enough money.

As a beginner investor based in the Seattle metro area, I'm eager to learn from your experiences and share my journey as I get started in this field.My current strategy is to focus on live-and-flip for the first three deals (looking for my second deal) to gain hands-on experience while building equity and learning the ins and outs of renovation and the local market. 

I've been in a co-living mastermind for a year, but I'm curious how you set your business up.

Buy and Hold investing is a great avenue to begin with as most people live their lives off of residual income. 

However, the process was extremely cumbersome, communication was inefficient, and the loan fees were inflated compared to other deals I have seen from fellow investors.We will be ready to begin the refinance stage of our next project in the coming days, as renovation is finishing up and we are screening tenants.

I can't get the sense for the cost of their "Stage 2" service and they won't disclose it.

If you aren't going to be living in CR full time as you try to execute the deal I do not think it is physically possible for you to obtain a loan from Scotia Bank and not worth your time to try because the rates are so high. 

Hello - I'm new to Bigger Pockets, excited to get my real estate investment journey going.I own a Condo in Chicago with a friend of mine (split 50/50), which I've lived in for about 5 years.

I think I’m stuck in the paralysis stage, I have read some books and been to the conferences.