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Anyone come from an insurance sales background and changed Careers to go into real estate?? If so, what were your experiences? Pros? Cons? What would you have done differently etc? I’m currently 7 years into an Insu...
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If I plan to own real estate investments as a viable source of income in my later years (hopefully sooner) would becoming a realtor be beneficial to me?
I’m 24 years old, I’ve been a mechanic for the last 5 years an...
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Hey everyone, my name is Jay,I'm a 22 year old student currently working for State Farm in northern California. I'm joining BiggerPockets to hopefully gain some insight on how to invest wisely, manage properties, m...
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hello,Hope you all are doing well, i wish to start my career as realtor, i have just moved from Pakistan here in San Antonio, kindly let me know the whole procedure to become a realtor.Thanks,Pari
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Hi everyone! I just recently joined BP last week and I am just so happy to have stumbled upon such a wonderful resourceful website! I have been listening to BP podcasts for the last week now and the information is so ...
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Hello BP,As I'm looking to get my Real Estate career started in 3-6 months, I was curious to see how many of you guys started out in your investing careers. I'm curious to see if most investors started as agents, len...
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Hey what's up? My name's OJ Roque and I'm just starting to learn more about real estate investment. I'm located in Los Angeles, CA, or more specifically, Cerritos, CA, and my background is digital marketing. I current...
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Good afternoon, everyone, I'm new too real estate investing but trying to go career with it. I currently own one house and I'm currently seeking to purchase another property in the Norfolk area. I would love to be abl...
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Hey there! My name is Ade, based in Atlanta. Studied Management Information Systems at UGA then went on to work in consulting for a few years. I'm now working full time in real estate where I've gained extensive exper...
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Happy Sunday everyone,I recently passed my pre-license exam and am studying to take my state exam. I was wondering, is it a good idea to find a local brokerage to activate my license and start my career? or is it bett...