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When it comes to being a real estate investor, we often make our own goals and don't have people who watch over us to make sure we are reaching the benchmarks that lead to accomplishing our goals. I don't remember i...
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I stopped playing the lottery a long time ago. Even then I only played the large jackpots. I'm finding myself tempted again. There are two huge jackpots right now totaling 2.6 billion dollars combined. If I won eith...
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I'm currently looking for a duplex in Danbury, CT for my first piece of real estate. I sent a small letter campaign to all the duplex owners on a street and got a response on one! The owner wants to move to Florida wi...
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Ok Ok moderators.Before you go removing my post, I would like to say that Bigger Pockets has been one of most influential online platforms to my companies success. It's also played a major role in me getting recogniti...
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When I first started thinking about getting into REI, my initial thoughts were to do live-in flips with the goal of being able to pay cash for my "retirement" house approximately 10 years from now, so I won't have a h...
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Hello everyone!
Brand new here. about 4-5 episodes into BP podcast. Finishing up “Rich Dad, Poor Dad’.
Just bought my 2nd property. looking to become a strong investor & find assets that work for me even when I ...
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Self Storage- Bus Bench AdvertisingA lot of people consider Self Storage to be a very simple business of Metal buildings with no maintenance and counting cash. They are right to a degree, and then I go through the com...
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Are there any situations under which you would buy a property with a negative cashflow? May be if you know the rents will go up in the future... Then how long would you be willing to wait till the rents catches up wi...
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Hey Everyone, I decided to create this post because I believe this could be extremely useful for new investors! Experienced investors can also revisit some of the classics or find some newer books and books you wouldn...
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I have a small SFR under contract that's being sold by a flipper. It's a turn key, good flip with a few minor issues. We asked for a reduction in sale price for an AC not working and a clogged cleanout drain (concre...