Hi everyone,I’m currently learning as much as I can about real estate investing.

I’m Ian from Tanzania (Africa), stepping into the exciting world of real estate investment after years in digital marketing and few months of being a short-term rental agent.

@Vishal ChandanRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

So to clarify the how, why and what of hard money loans, I have outlined a very simplified explanation of where we as a hard money (commercial real estate ) lender come in1.

Hi Greta,It’s great that you’re considering your next investment and exploring both real estate and acquisitions.

Hi all –Disclaimers:I don’t have any experience with industrial real estate - or CRE generally speaking for that matter.I will be keep this post intentionally vague for the sake of privacy.

In my case, I have residential rentals in one LLC, commercial properties in another, self storage in a third, and my real estate company operates in a fourth.

I have been working with a new wholesale company for about 6 months and am looking to do my first flip! What's the best avenue for marketing for buyers? I'm also working on ways to separate myself from the majority of...

I can buy real estate syndications and never pay taxes on the gains (Lazy 1031).  

I do real estate agency and occasionally flip plus self-manage and Quickbooks and apartments.com work best for me.