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A younger person asked me recently what job/career they should pursue that would best prepare them for becoming a full time real estate investor in the shortest amount of time. I didn't know how to respond and was tor...
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Major employers moving to town, a pro-business local government and a reasonable cost of living has the Tucson investment market heating up. The once dangerous and lackadaisical downtown area is now vibrant and growin...
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Hey BP,I have a new tenant who just moved in on May 1st and are under a 2 year lease in our SFH 3Bed/2Bath property. So far they've been great, very friendly, neighbors like them, paying on time, etc. No issues.They'v...
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Hey folks - I may be closing on a property soon in the westpark/jefferson area. I'm in a bit of a pickle deciding whether to ..1 - vacate the currently occupied unit and take the next 1-2 months to do some minor upgra...
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Mezzanine Debt and Preferred Equity. Part 1. Executive Summary
The multifamily real estate sector has experienced a sharp rise in distress rates, increasing from 2.6% to 8.4% over the past seven months. This surge c...
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I'm going to start on my first flip on Monday. I want to post all of my pre-flip numbers here so they are etched in digital stone so I can refer back to them when all is said and done. I'll explain my methods to ...
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New Hampshire has always been on my short list of places I could live in my post NYC future.I know what areas I think are nice. We're actually big fans of Keene, for the occasional weekend trip. That being said, I hav...
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So, at the moment, I have 11 units. I aquire new houses and do remodels year round. We typically do 2-3 remodels a year. Right now, I hire 2 full-time employees to do the remodeling work for me, and they do maintenanc...
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Hi Bigger Pockets Community!
I'm Arslan, currently a university student about to graduate and (hopefully!) get tech job in Washington State. For the past year or so I've been learning about real estate and looking in...
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(2017) I was working a dead-end job with no idea where I wanted to go with my life. I found the Bigger Pockets podcast and start from episode one. I was immediately hooked and before I knew it made it to episode 300. ...