DeVonn Smith
New Member - Central NJ
Hello BP. Newbie here and just wanted to say hi to the community. I actually first joined BP about a year ago. I lurked around a bit at that time but life kind of got in the way of pursuing my interest in educating my...
Jim G.
1031 exchange to what type of asset?
Plan to sell two SFH for an 1031 exchange. Never done any 1031 before. Need your input on what type of asset to go after. I know 1031 exchange has time pressure. I better to do a lot of homework ahead of time to n...
Tyler Vlasak
New to Bigger Pockets -- Seattle, WA
Hi Everybody!!I'm a Real Estate Agent licensed in the state of Washington -- mainly specializing in Pierce and King County. At this time, I am solely an Agent who has an eye on diving into investing in the near future...
Shaun Patterson
Being the youngest guy in the room and the stigma with that.
Hey guys I wanted to get everyone's feedback on this type of stigma with young people in the real estate industry. So I've been going to a lot of different meet ups and I have notice that when people meet me they have...
Michael Ealy
15-unit in Bad Area, Partner left, 100% Vacant (Dumb Sh^*)
A contact of mine asked me today at lunch time to check a building out and since it's near my office, I decided to drop by.
The building is 15-units, 100% vacant and the owner drove all the way from Missouri and thi...
Kenny McCarty
VRBO Accounting: Incompetent or sleezy?
Just in case you aren't aware, we are being charged a 3% processing fee on the taxes that are collected from VRBO's traveler service fee. This has been happening for years. I have been on the phone many times with s...
Xzavion Schultze
Going to school?
My friends aunt is a real estate investor out of California. She said that if I want to get into the real estate business then I should go to school. I don’t think I need to go school. I’m not the smartest but I don’t...
DeAndre Xavier Thomas
Using vacation rentals as Airbnb
Hey BP community! I've recently been toying with the idea of buying a lake house soon and renting it throughout the year on Airbnb. I've ran some preliminary numbers and it seems sustainable but I would like more info...
Dave Hurt
Finally quit my day job - 2 weeks before my 30th birthday!
I finally did it, folks. I walked away from Corporate America, 2 weeks shy of my 30th birthday! I haven't been active on BP for the past several months primarily because my wife and I welcomed our first beautiful baby...
Andrew Noway
Interesting Update From RealtyShares Investment
Just wanted to give everyone an update that speaks to the much discussed due diligence aspect of the crowdfunding platforms. I currently have an update from an under-performing equity investment from RealtyShares that...