Hello everyone!I finally decided to make my first post on BP and introduce myself on this beautiful Independence Day afternoon. I'm new to real estate investing, but am looking forward to learning my local market, pur...

If one is not familiar with an area, what reference guides would you recommend to get accurate rental rates, besides a local realtor. Anything on-line?

Thank you!

I'm curious if some long time investors could chime in on their experience with rental rates keeping up with inflation (CPI). Obviously there are a lot of factors that can affect rates over a 20 year period or so. T...

Yesterday I was laid off from my first job after college due to the instability in the market. I am very passionate about real estate and would love to have a career that involves some aspect of it. I would like to kn...

I'm new to real estate investment and have spoken to a few lenders. I had thought that I should send applications to quite a few to get the best rates/offers, but one lender told me I should just pick 1 or 2 and apply...

Hello! My name is Andy and I am excited about joining this vast network of driven and knowledgeable people. I work as a mechanical engineer in the defense (simulator) industry in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. I graduate...

Hello!  My name is Gian (said "John") Fornari I am a new member on BiggerPockets and my wife and I live in Lubbock, Texas.  Our goal is to replace our income with cash flow in the span of 10 to 15 years.  Initially we...

So I'm searching through my county tax records for people who way be motivated, and most of the homes I see are owned by trustees. I was hoping someone could help me understand it a little more.What I know so far is t...

Greetings all.My first post.  I hope everyone reading this intro is well.  Goodness your way.

Hi,I'm new to this and thought I'd join to learn more about investing in real estate. I haven't gone through it all so right now I'm here to just observe and absorb any knowledge  I can.Have a great day everyone.Alberto