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After silently watching the BP forums for about a year, I'm ready to find my first investment property. There are a couple of houses on MLS in the West Chester, PA and North Wilmington, DE areas that I am interested i...
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New guy here - 34 years old and I've been working as a Mechanical Engineer for 12 years. Plan to continue for another 20-ish. Just now starting to learn about REI and have been trying for a year or so to just look a...
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Anyone invest in the Riverside, CA area? I was hoping to hear peoples opinion about specific areas in Riverside for buy/hold. Any areas to stay away from? In particular I was looking at homes off of Magnolia/La Sier...
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I'm really just a new guy in real estate but I have an attitude so after looking this morning for what's new in my market area that has the keyword "investor" in it, I found this http://www.recolorado.com/homes-for-sa...
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I "kinda, sorta" closed on my first Duplex today. This will be my first multi-family and my third investment overall. I'm still a novice compared to many folks in the community, which is why I'm posting here in "Start...
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What do you recommend for short term savings? I’ve been a bit timid with purchasing my first investment property. Analysis paralysis makes me hesitant at this time with interest rates what they are and anticipating a ...
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Hello!I am looking to purchase my first OOS investment prop within the next 2-6 months. What are some of the biggest lessons you learned along the way? What do you wish you knew when you started?
A big question I hav...
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I was just thinking about the first deal I did a couple of years ago and how it came together.
It was an investor that had bought about 40 homes back in like 2010 and never paid taxes on any of them so it was...
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