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Hi, I'm 21 and getting started in real estate investing. (Buy and hold rentals) I was wondering if anyone else who started out younger has dealt with your family trying to discourage you from pursuing your this career...
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I’m looking for REI groups in the Bay Area that specialize on investing out of state.
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Happy Friday pocket people.I live south of Boston, earn a good salary and am looking to buy an investment property but am struggling on how to come up with a down payment. I've owned my home for a little over a year ...
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I need some help/clarity/guidance/or tough love. Prepare for a little long winded ramble.
I've been listening to Bigger Pockets for several years now but have yet to purchase my first investment. I know a little abo...
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I have been managing family properties for many years as a side job. But I’ve decided to go all in at this point. I have been managing over 20 SFH and never had anyone teach me, I just went with my own thing. Property...
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Hey BP community!Wanted to share this success with you...I flipped my first house--just closed on the sale this last Friday. I made $25k, which is pretty solid. What's even more exciting, though, is the implications: ...
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First off....I am taking a short break from the Minneapolis, MN market. Outside investors are paying beyond a premium and I am seeing long term hold investors sell like crazy. I am not talking about single family po...
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Hey guysSo we recently closed on a beach front condo down in Cocoa Beach area. The unit allows weekly rentals and is furnished. We are doing some updates to the place to get it ready for STR, such as replacing all flo...