Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property.  A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago.  I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...

Hello to all I have been lurking on bigger pockets for about 5 months, but never thought I should post cause I am relatively new and don't have much to offer. As a wise man once said: "it's better to be thought of as ...

Hey guys, my name is Blake Catanzano and I live / invest in Oklahoma City.  I've been browsing the forums for months and am now ready to get myself involved with this awesome community! I wanted to share with you guys...

Hi Bigger Pockets community!

I recently joined Bigger Pockets because I see that’s there’s great information for beginners like myself and the community.

I’m currently going through a small dilemma and ...

Hello, I've been aware of Bigger Pockets for about a year now. Had some simple ideas about long term passive cash flow by slowly acquiring buy and hold properties.  I've got one house that has a basement suite and the...

Hello all!  Just getting started to REI late in life (well...late relative to my young teen-20's).   Like many I've read about already, REI was something I never payed attention to throughout life other than thinking ...

So brief background. I started investing in the USA around 08.  Ended up in Memphis and with the help of a great mentor really got going in that city.   It quickly became obvious that many parts of Memphis were terrib...

Bought this property a few months back. Got it at a good price in a B area, Parma OH and put some additional capital to fix it up. Just general updating and making it more homey. (I still ask myself why though, tenant...

Good morning BiggerPockets,Last week I started my first direct mail campaign. I bought a list from ListSource and sent out postcards to a few hundred absentee landlords in the area where I want to invest. The postcard...