Hi all, here it goes. I currently work in NYC and it has been my dream to invest in an area where I can commute into work and live in part of the duplex.  The only close to practical scenarios that I have found are in...

HELLO fellow Bigger Pockets Colleagues. I'm hoping that this is the right area to post a new member introduction. Joshua pointed me here, so there must not be a separate forum for just introductions. If there is, plea...

The hot season is coming and it's time to get the evaporative coolers (swamp coolers) ready for summer.  Evaporative coolers function by sucking the hot dry air through filter pads of aspen or plastic mesh that are sa...

Hi there, nice to meet you.My name is Michael Giannulis and I'm an entrepreneur originally from Tarpon Springs, Florida. I moved a whopping one town over, now I live in Trinity, Fl which is technically part of New Por...

I'm interested in buying an investment property in California, largely due to the advantages of prop 13. As I understand it, it caps property tax raises to 2% per year, which is hugely beneficial in areas that appreci...

I have been following the Cleveland market for quite a while and now getting ready to invest in a B- to C class neighborhood for a Single Family home. Seems I am late to the party for anything of better quality as ret...

Hello, my name is Nikki and I’m looking to purchase my first multi-family home (duplex, triplex, or quadplex) in this area (Norfolk, VA Beach, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth).  Ultimately I’d like to use it as shor...

Hi BP!So... I just took my first step in increasing the # of real estate properties that I own by winning a bid for a 6 unit apartment in Ohio.  I've been searching around and for a commercial loan.... the range that ...

Hello members. My name is Andrew Liu from Tustin, CA. I am a first time investor and I am interested in multi family properties. I would like to buy in my local area but prices are high compared to the properties I've...

Hello everyone!I'm brand new to the Bigger Pockets forum. My wife and I are looking to start flipping houses in our local area. We live in Southern California, in Orange County. I'll share a bit more information about...