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Hi all, this is a (re)introduction. I'm a freelance writer who joined BP a few years ago but never got involved. Now I'm trying to soak up everything I can, since my husband and I are ready to try our hand at BRRRR. S...
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To The Beaches!
New Bern is a lovely little town situation on the coast of NC, supporting a population of just under 32,000 and employing about 12.9k people (-0.302% year over year).
New Bern's annual population gr...
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Hi, my name is Brian Martin. I’m 57 and currently live in Pittsburg, CA. I’ve been reading a lot about retirement planning, and one of the books I read was a “Rich Dad, Poor Dad’s Guide to Retirement” (that may not be...
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Hey all. So I'm going through the process in picking the right brokerage for me. Before you jump on me to check the megathread, I think my question is a little more detailed than I've researched.
Yesterday, I was abl...
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Hey Everyone! I'm new to Bigger Pockets and just wanted to post a friendly introduction. My name is Ari, and I'm a private investor living in Birmingham, Michigan. I've been investing in real estate for about 4 yea...
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Pretty happy about it. The tenant's background was sparkly clean w/stable job, excellent credit, no criminal junk in his background.
He was in his last place for four years. Hopefully everything turns out well!
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Hello BP community , My name is Nirbhik Modi and I joined BP few weeks back, so I thought I should introduce myself. I work as an Electrical Project Manager for Texas Instruments in Dallas. I have been doing stocks in...
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Hi, I am just starting out as a real estate investor and had a question. At what point do you need to register my business? Can you create a website or market a business name prior to registering my business? Thanks.
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Hi, I am Garold and live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. I have been investing part time in MF properties for the last 8 years with partners. I have a small portfolio and am hoping to add additional MF to it....
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Hello,
So I just applied to a broker that offered me a loan
$210,000/30 years with 10 year balloon/5% interest....broker's fee $5,000 or so
I am really excited to finish it and pay the fee, but I may just be over c...