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Hello my name is Larry and my wife and I are new to BP and rei. We are planning to start attending the local reia meetings here in the hampton roads area.We both currently work full time and outside of buying our prim...
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Greetings All! Looking forward to becoming a part of the Bigger Pockets community. I've been reading Bigger Pockets books and listening to the podcast for about a year now. By day I'm a marketing manager in the sporti...
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Hello all,My name is Christian Cuevas and I live in Schenectady, NY. I have always been fascinated with real estate but never knew how to get started because I thought I needed to have tons of cash to start. Then I ca...
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Hello all,So, here is another deal that we picked up. It was sinking pretty bad in the middle of the house and we couldn't sell it on the wholesale side, so we opted to purchase it ourselves and see how this would wo...
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While I've posted a handful of times elsewhere, as I am now at the point of looking to make a first investment I wanted to formally introduce myself. Through a personal contact that has become successful with real est...
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Has anyone used Morris Invest as a turnkey company? I’m in my early 20s and want to start investing. I thought after some research that this company seemed like a really nice way to start. I definitely want to be hand...
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I have my eye on the Cleveland and Akron OH markets for my first rental property. I'm out-of-state, in CT where properties are more expensive and property taxes are extremely high. Those markets caught my eye, not jus...
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Hi Locals!Newbie to investing but always had my eye on Columbus. Based on my price point, (sub-$150k), a lot of SFR/MFR show up in South Linden (South of Hudson but north of 17th). From Trulia, the area is not great, ...
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This morning 5+ properties were posted in Atlantic city with owner financing. This the are I am looking to get started in. Is owner financing a good way to go?
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I am looking at a duplex which is in a historical restoration area in my city.I have a contractor who’s done multiple historic renovation in this area. What are some traps I should keep my eye on?What tips do you have?