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ABC Capital review and the problem with Turnkey companiesI've done a detailed write up of my first turnkey experience in Texas with Texas Turnkey Property (link). I've seen a lot of threads asking for people to share ...
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Hey everyone,
I’m really happy I found the BP community and have now listened to most of the podcasts and attended my first REIA meeting this week. I’m hoping to ride that wave and really get going on investing.
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I realized that I dismissed Oakland / SF / the relatively close area out of hand -- thinking it can't possibly work because the buy ins are too high, and the cash ROI is too low, but I never actually seriously investi...
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On this other BP topic we discussed various ways an individual invest in real estate PASSIVELY, with minimal risk, and get 5-15% ROI. A post by Dionte G. came up (see the bottom of this post) that I think needed to be...
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Hi all-Let me start out by saying I've been following this site for a little while now and I love the insight that you all provide. This really is a fantastic resource.About me-I've been blessed with great parents wh...
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After months of work, a project that has been a very long time coming is now live:
The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing
Guess what . . . it's FREE!
This guide was designed to help ...
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Hi,I am in the process of buying my first investment property and am using a realtor. About 5 days before closing, I found out there are POS violations; I was told by my realtor the old report expired and the inspecto...
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Morning, Bigger Pockets!I want to try to give back to the community that has helped me so much. If anyone has any questions on investing in the winery/vineyard space, agriculture, or questions about environmental issu...
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Although I'm not a big fan of using the Capitalization (Cap) Rate to analyze a property, it is a number used by many investors as a quick one-dimensional metric. It is also one that is more commonly used in the comme...
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Hey BP!I just wanted to share some super exciting news with you guys! I started Real Estate Investing at the end of Dec, 2015 and joined Bigger Pockets around the same time. While working a Full Time job as a Wells F...