Brian Driscoll
Telecommuting Impact on Real Estate
Hi all. Newbie investor here. The only property I own right now is the one I live in, a condo in Somerville, MA. I've been doing a lot of reading and meditating on where the next opportunity will be coming out of wher...
Mark Ferguson
My project manager experiment failed
last week I posted about some successes. It can't all be fun and games! In April I hired one of my contractors to be my project manager. My goal was to have him hire subs, mange contractors, bid jobs and basically han...
Jay Maranan
Carpet for rental unit? Yes? No?
Hey BP folks,Hope everyone is doing well considering this whole COVID-19 issue the World is currently experiencing. Stay safe and keep up the good hygiene! Even though this virus is going around, I am still focusing ...
Dylan Henke
Why I'm NOT succeeding
Everyone always wonders why people get stuck in analysis paralysis. Fear of the unknown and fear of going into debt. I've been on Bigger Pockets for what seems like years now. I read so much information and then just ...
Julie Williams
airbnb in area with crime
I may be buying investment property in an art town that is very hip and hot, with prices going up fast. It is still inexpensive to buy but won't be for long. There are problems there with drugs and crime, mostly prope...
Mike Dunn
First Foray into RE Investing: Start-to-Finish Spec Home Process
TL;DRMy first investment property (single-family spec home), used hard money, father-in-law (FIL) was my mentor (he also did some minor work with me, he’s a general contractor), net profit approximately $27k, total ti...
Brandon Turner
Fill in the Blank: In 2013 I Plan To ______________
Fill in the Blank: In 2013 I Plan To ______________.
I posted this on Facebook and Twitter as well. I'd love to get as many responses as possible, and maybe I can turn this into a BiggerPockets Blog post.
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Rohan Anthony Soltau
Any help for an introvert on being more social
I’m am a new investor and through reading dozens of business and real estate books I realize that it will be extremely hard trying to do any business by myself with minimal interactions with other people. Is there any...
Jason Baik
How I went from a white lie to 300+ units in 1.5 years
Hello all,
I’m a former corporate data scientist turned full-time investor. I’ve had a tough but rewarding journey these past few years and I’d like to share my personal experience to hopefully help others in the ear...
Joe Fairless
Here’s What Is Possible in 9 Years as a Real Estate Investor
“To whom it may concern” is how my letter started out.It was 9 years ago and I had finally, after 10 long months of looking for my first investment property, found a deal. It was a 4 bed, 2 bath house in Duncanville, ...