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So I have done a lot of research as well as been to a few seminars but I haven't be able to find any real estate investors in my local area. So next week I'm going to make the 2 hour drive to the closest REIA. Hopeful...
My mom lives in my grandparents house. It’s a duplex that is in her name. She needs to buy out my aunt and potentially my uncle. The house was appraised by a realtor friend of mine at 258,000. My mom is disabled and i...
Newbie here. My wife and I live in Utah and want to get started in RE investing. We have 20k savings designated for RE and this would be our first home/property purchase so we may not even need to use that initially. ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community,I would really love to get the advice from those who understand the Orange County, California market. I am just starting out and would love to invest in a property here in Orange County,...
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Are you using your home for something beyond shelter and lifestyle choice? Is your home part of your real estate investing strategy?
Examples:
--You move fairly often to take advantage of the home sale tax exclusi...
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Hello BP Community,As I’m sure you are all aware one of the biggest challenges with real estate investing is financing. Whether it’s financing the purchase of a property or refinancing an existing investment property ...
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Hi there! I'm looking at buying an existing home in Denver (RiNo) that's currently set up as an AirBnB (upper/lower unit). I'd live in the lower unit and rent the upper unit on AirBnB. I've done some reading about ...
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Hello bp’ersI have been teaching for 14 years and haven’t taken a summers off yet. Before real estate I was doing a masters program during the summer. In ny you need your masters within a certain timeframe from being ...
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Hello everyone,I was wondering if any of you would mind sharing a bit on how you first began,and give a brief description of what you had to start with and how you scaled to where you are now.Thanks!
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I currently have a 1 bedroom 1 bath condo on the market. It's near Lake Merritt in Oakland. It was my primary residence (I moved and bought a different home). My listing expires on August 23. I had lots of showings an...