Cecile Gonzales
real estate newbie needing advice
Hi, my name is Cecile Gonzales, I'm a nurse in Jacksonville FL. I read a book about real estate, and since then it kept me interested. I am really bent on trying it out but I don't know how to start. I'm taking cou...
Venkat Raghavan
New to Site - Looking for decent areas in & arnd Memphis
Hello BPers, Hayall doin?
I am new to this site and already have learnt a lot - this is like mentoring on steroids..
I live in NJ and everything here and in NY is very overpriced so I thought of investing out of stat...
Anthony Ronco
Staying active military/ get RE/ working on the side
I am doing a full career in the military. I still have awhile to to go before I retire. Someone told me I should get my real estate license and to start learning how the industry works. I want to know if it's possibl...
Jason Faucher
Tax Sales in the Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Hey everyone. I lost my dad almost 2 years ago and my mother has never worked. When he passed she received 100K in life insurance money. She isn't real interested in doing flips so I mentioned to her about getting int...
Jim Burnard
New soon to be Investor from Massachusetts
Hi Everyone,I wanted to do a proper first post and introduce myself. My name is Jim Burnard and I live in the Grafton area of Massachusetts. I am very happy to have found this community! I have my real estate licen...
Joshua Dorkin
Why We Moderate the Forums and How We Edit Posts (when we do edit them)
I wanted to share a little bit about our moderation policies, in case there is some confusion.
The BiggerPockets Forum was established so people can have a platform to communicate with one another about real estate t...
Ryan Dossey
Should I get a truck?
Here is my dilemma. I currently have a 2013 FRS 6sp. Great car. It gets awesome gas mileage and holds the road very well. I just did a 2500 mile road trip over the course of 3 days a few weeks ago and it did fantastic...
Heather M. L.
Househacking / FHA / Multifamily
Hi, I'm a newbie to the industry, hoping to buy my first rental property this year. I'm considering using money from my 401k as a downpayment on an FHA loan. I want to househack a multi-family and live in it for a ...
Margaret Mirasola
Hi All! I'm a new investor looking for out of state investments (live in NJ)
Hi All,
Just wanted to post and say hi and hopefully get some advice to help push me in the right direction with my first investment property.
I currently live in NJ and am looking to invest out of state (open to N...
David J.
When is it ok to buy a depreciating asset?
HI,I have been a real estate investor for many years now. I have been very disciplined with my investing strategies, making sure to budget, and invest as much as I can. I now have about ~ $4M RE portfolio, ~$240K in s...