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Hello everyone in Bigger Pockets land!My name is Wayne Norman, I am new to Bigger Pockets, and this is the beginning of my real estate investment journey. I am living in Knoxville, TN and this is the market in which I...
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My name is Sean Casey and I'm from Kansas City. I discovered this website while researching everything I could think of in real estate and the getting started process. I'm currently an employee at a company called Sys...
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Hi all,New member here. Joined last week and been poking around to get a feel for the place. I can't believe this site is here as it seems like an incredibly fantastic resource! I am looking to get started in REI t...
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What is a “Hard” Money Loan?
There is apparently, a lot of misunderstanding as to what is meant by “hard money”. Amongst the common misconceptions I see by posters on BP are that hard money loans are junior mortgages...
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Hello to the BiggerPockets community. I'm Karl Szymanski from Pittsburgh PA and I am new to real estate investing. I have owned my own homes in CA and in PA. I am looking to get started with real estate investing righ...
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Hi,I am considering buying NPLs in Spain. I have no experience in the field and understand fully it's not a simple endeavor. That being said, I was wondering if anyone had experience with it they could share or resour...
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Here are some Key Takeaways for You to Turn Your Multifamily Real Estate Dreams Into Reality:➡️Define personal goals. Clearly identify what you want to achieve in real estate and use that as a guiding force throughout...
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Hi everyone,
first time poster and pretty damn new to the forum. My wife and I are just starting our rei journey and have been researching and preparing for owning multifamily re.
My parents were in the business fr...
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Hello BP Community!Mi name is Jose Godoy and I am a Venezuelan citizen eager to invest in Buy/Hold properties in the USA. I have some cash save to invest (between 50-60k) and one of my options is Turnkey Investment Co...
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Hi I am really new to the real estate business and honestly its been a rollercoaster of emotions for me as I am very particular in doing things the right way. I have read several books and listen to several podcast an...