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If you knew what you know about real estate investing, what would you have done differently when you first began? What mistakes did you make early in your career?
I am a college student interested in real estate inv...
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Hi team - wife and I are evaluating homes for our personal residence in Phoenix / Scottsdale. We're concerned about the market being too hot, but it'll still be cheaper to own vs rent. We're looking at homes in two ar...
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The 3 Shastas (Shasta Dam, Shasta Lake, Mt. Shasta) When the market crashed we moved from Redding, CA to southern California, knowing that the crash was unlike any recession we had ever seen. We also knew southern Ca...
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First, I want to say a thank you to BiggerPockets and Brandon Turner for all they have done to help educate investors and of course I love watching and learning from Brandon's videos. Thank you.
When I read that Open...
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- Looking to purchase properties in PA off of public AUCTIONS and such - Has anyone ever purchased through the auctions? Have you gotten a really good deal? - Advice? Tips? Success rates?
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I am new to REI and my goal is to learn as much as possible in the field before buying my first property. After reading many threads, it seems the best way to do this is to get either a real estate or broker license....
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Hello BP, I have been analyzing deals mostly out of state. Some locations I am either not too familiar with or I don't know a thing about. My question is, what are some great sources to find more in depth information ...
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There are providers who allow real estate investing on the blockchain where 50k is not the minimum. you do have to be accredited. I am actually in the process of getting approved. Has anyone else started investing wit...
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Brianne Moseley,
You contacted Rich Weese and I in the same e-mail soliciting us for real estate articles, offering $5.00 per 400-700 word article - and then solicited us to buy an informational product you ...
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My partner and I are looking to scale our business and look at buying some deals from sheriff sales in our areas. We are trying to line all our ducks in a row and make sure that we aren't missing something when it com...