Hi i live in southern California and would like to begin owning real estate what are the best ways for a beginner to start
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I am a nurse. I work at a level 5 trauma center. The hospital use to pay us well and this job is my first nursing job. After they took away our Critical pay, I learned about real estate investing. Now I want to go i...
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Hello from STL! I am a 26 year old working a full time job in sales while learning how to build a successful real estate investment business. I look forward to using all of the resources here and interacting with th...
Hello!!! I just joined BP and am very excited to be a part of this forum. I grew up and still live in San Pablo, Ca. I love having my family close by! I'm a single working mother to a 3 year old wonderful boy! ...
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OK I’m finally taking action but my only problem is knowing what’s the best areas to look for deals and how would I go about doing my research? What criteria should I use? I would like a good cash flow areas for buy a...
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HI everyone,I have been following Bigger Pockets and listening to a lot of podcasts for a few months now and I feel it is time to take actions. So I will start first with introducing myself.I'm still new to real estat...
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Hi Everyone, Ryan McGrath, I recently started my investment firm focused on multifamily properties. I am green in MultiFamily but have consumed my fair share of books to build my knowledge base. The switch is turne...
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Hello everyone - joined the site last night. My wife and I attended a FB session this weekend, but don't plan to return tomorrow. I'm glad we went as it inspired me to learn some more. When we moved couple years ago, ...
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I am new to this site and would love to get info on how to become a successful real estate investor.
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Hi BP community! My name is Phul, and I want to get into Real estate, I do have my license, and want to get into Wholesaling side, but don't know if its a good idea, sinceI have my license because from all the stuff i...