Debbie Wilcox
Newbie from Honolulu looking to invest OOS
Aloha Everyone! After 3 months of daily podcasts and reading several BP books, I'm finally making the leap to into the forums! The BP community has been an incredible resource for not only RE education but INSPIRATION...
Justin K
Starting out on my own...
Greetings everyone, great forum! My name is Justin and this is my first post. I'm looking for general advice and I hope you can help me.
I'm 20 y.o., in my second year in college studying engineering and quickly fi...
Steven Davis
Fantastic Four-plexes - a great place to start and stay?
First of all, I am a new real estate investor. My general strategy is buy-and-hold. I live in crazy California, so my real estate world is pretty bizarre.But, I think that a first time investor should think about star...
Nicholas Varner
Cleveland Property Survey Grades Cleveland Properties
Very interesting work done by Thriving Communities Institute program of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy that provided a report card grade of A-F for each home in Cleveland. You can use the map in this story to re...
Adam Craig
Prenup tips
I am getting married next June to a girl I have been friends with since high school and dating for 4 years. She is the least selfish/greedy person I have been in a relationship. Even though I trust her and don't plan ...
Will Barnard
Wannabies
Recently, I have noticed this word "wannabie" being tossed around inside forum posts. I personally do not like it and the guilty party throwing that word out to people he/she does not even know is no different than ca...
Dawn Anastasi
I paid off a house in just 3 years!
I actually have 2 things to celebrate today:1. This is my 5,000 post to Bigger Pockets!!!2. The last payment was made on a property I bought in 2012 using peer to peer lending on a 3 year loan!What better way to celeb...
Aaron Yates
1st Official SE Michigan BP Meetup - Hosted by Tom A and Aaron Yates
Hi BPer's, @Tom A. and I have been collaborating on a SE Michigan BP Meetup. We are looking to create a monthly meeting that is more on a personal level compared to a normal REIA.
This event is an open ...
Antonio Cypert
At what point can I buy my first property?
I've been saving my pennies and will be closing in on $10k saved in about 4 months. I've been thinking about this for a long time and the number I have had in my head is I need around $25k saved if I want to buy a pro...
Jeff R.
vacation rentals
Hello BP Family,What are your thoughts and/or experiences with rental vacation property?