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Hello BP Community,
We have grown our portfolio quite a bit over the last few years starting from 4 units in 2018 to almost 50 without outside investment and in multiple states. I run the business and manage the PMs ...
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Team-We've had a really smooth 5 years of renting until now. My head is still spinning a little over the text we received from our tenant that just moved out. They have been good renters over the year, so I'm really s...
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This is a story with drama, drama I did not want. And I can't say what kind of ending it has as this rental property is still on the market and has not caught a renter. But (I know I should stop starting sentences wit...
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Dear Bigger Pockets Community,I am a first time home buyer that has almost officially survived the crazy Denver housing market. I have been looking to buy my first home for over a year, and have been beat out on house...
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I feel that I am a good everyman when it comes to the average beginner in real estate investing. I've read a lot of books that most accomplished investors have (mostly the Rich Dad series), but have no experience in d...
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Hello BP world!How do you guys feel about Business Cards? I personally don't like them, and whenever I get them I throw them away. I meet so many people it's impossible to keep up with cards. I prefer to put your in...
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Hello
This year my wife and I started our real estate journey. We have one house that is being renovated currently and closed this week on two townhomes. We used a private lender to purchase the first house. For the...
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So, there's this house that has been deeply discounted about $100,000 off its original listing price. Just last month there were 3 armed robberies next door to that house on a street with businesses. There have been m...
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I keep hearing about how the rich file bankruptcy not because they are in trouble but as a strategic way to build more wealth. For example Donald Trump, Rich Dad's Robert Kiyosaki, 50 cent, Henry Ford even Walt Disney...
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I thought I would post a recap of my first flip, a deal I thought was a slam dunk but didn't turn out to be in the end. The house directly next door, which was identical to mine, sold for $105k earlier that year and t...