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My in-laws are gifting my wife and I $65000 to invest in buy and hold real estate. I'd like to hear your ideas on how to best use this amazing opportunity.
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Fellow BPers,I found a commercial retail property (strip mall) that I am interested in but I have no idea how to evaluate it. I've never done any strip malls before. How do I run the numbers? How do I know if this is ...
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Hello BiggerPocket Community - I am a complete newbie in real estate investing, so I am ready to soak up the knowledge. How valuable do you guys think getting a real estate license is for the ultimate goal of real est...
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I've been wanting to get into rei for some years now but never knew when to start, luckily I hadn't waisted to much money on guru info before I found BP. 😊 I've been watching every podcast I can find, bought @BrandonT...
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Hello!I'm quite new to BP and to real estate investing. I've not purchased my own first home, let alone an investment property. However, my goal is to learn all I can as I prepare to purchase my first property withi...
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We've made some pretty important changes/improvements to the forums and have some great new features coming to the rest of the site.
That said, I'm looking for your help once again as we begin to plan the next upgrad...
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I just noticed there is a duplex going up for foreclosure auction in a few weeks. This property is in a neighborhood that I am very familiar with. I know the market rents and I know exactly what this property will sel...
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Hi everyone!
I'm ready to take the dive. The plan is to live in this property and renting everything else out... below are my three ideas.
1. Buy a house with a mother in law apartment:
2. Buy a duplex
3 buy a qu...
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So I've been doing tons of reading on this forum, listening to podcasts, reading articles, and running sample numbers on random homes for practice to get ready for my first STR.But the more I read into it, the more ol...
My first post ever !!! Please forgive me if I am repeating1. Suggestions for a mentor for multifamily syndication?
2. Networking for MF?
3. Investor groups suggestions?
Thanks
Kamlesh