Ryan Esslinger
CPA or Real Estate Agent, Career life choice
I'm stuck between two life choices: 1. Become a CPA2. Become a Real Estate AgentThe complication: I have always wanted to get into real estate investing. My parents own apartments and for the last couple of years I ha...
Kristi Goebel
Real Estate Syndication
Hey Everyone,I'm new in my REI journey. I had someone reach out to me regarding Real Estate Syndication and they went through a group called Vantage Horizon. It sounds like a really good place to start for a newbie ...
Matt Rodak
Connected Investors 3.0
Has anyone sat through the entire Connected Investors latest webinar? There are some big claims made in the teasers and wonder what the deal is. I gave up 35 minutes in after it started to smell too much of sales pitc...
James Figliozzi
Location - Trying to nail down a location for my first investment property
Hi Everyone - First time posting and very very new to real estate investing. I've been doing as much research as I can while working as an Account Executive for a fast-growing tech company. I'm finally ready to take t...
Colleen Prescott
Should I not invest out of state?
I just got a Bigger Pockets email with an article about all the reasons I should not invest out of state. I live in the SF Bay Area and can not afford to buy in state and that article scares the s*^+ out of me.
If I ...
Rod Lambe
I found a property to buy?
Hi BiggerPockets Team Members,
I took Brandon Turner's advice last night watched the "How to Invest in Real Estate as a newbie". It was great, joined the Pro Membership! I also drove by a property I would like to buy...
Jason L.
Home Insurance Rates in Florida Have Gone Parabollic
I got renewal quotes on 2 of my investment properties in Tampa this week. Last year I paid $1475 in premiums for the 2 houses combined, but the quotes this year came in at about $2200. That's about a 40% YoY increase!...
Jeremy Schreiber
How to get started investing out of state
Hey everyone,I live in Silicon Valley, which means I really need to look at investing out of my home state. My dad lives in Phoenix, which is a growing market, and it seems like it could be a good place to start. Th...
Twana Rasoul
If you are starting out, DO NOT pay for mentorship
It is pretty amazing to find just how many people are offering "mentorship" for 10s of thousands of dollars to newbies who want to get into real estate. What is more amazing is the amount of people actually buying th...
Nick Johnson
Beginner looking for advice
Hello everyone,I have been looking to get into real estate for sometime and finally want to take the next step and secure my first property. Over the last few months I’ve been trying my best to learn as much as I can ...