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I'm looking to start investing in properties this year. I find myself leaning towards properties that I can rehab on some level to ultimately gain more equity overall. However, I see a lot of experienced investors b...
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As the title says, I went bankrupt trying to enter wholesaling. Full disclosure - Part of it was deteriorating mental health and desperation. I was manic and reckless.Another part of it was unrealistic expectations ...
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BP,I am stoked to say I have closed my 10th property in last 7 months. I started looking on BP about a year ago. I was on a business trip to SD and had a lot of drive time. I must have listened to the podcast for 1...
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Yet another chance to be featured in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine... Short-term rental investors, it's your time to shine!
In 50 words or less, let us know: What do you think about the future of sh...
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Hi all,
I've been compiling my results from my postcard mailings to Absentee Owners over the past few years. Here's what I've been getting:
Average Call-In Rate: 10.67%
Average Voicemail Rate: 4.40%
My Call-In Rate...
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I just started listening to the BiggerPockets podcast about a week ago (due to this incoming windfall of cash that I initially didn't have a gameplan for) and I think I’ve powered through 20+ podcasts so far! I cannot...
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Hello everyone,Today I signed up for BiggerPockets. I am a fifteen year old boy living in Texas, and my name is Adrian. I don't know if I'm posting this in the right thread, so please tell me if I'm not. I have this c...
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Hi, Hopefully we can have a good chat on Jan 24th. I set a time on BP Chat at 4pm to 6 pm EST. I had set it up to role play as an investor willing to loan money to the newbies, if they could talk me into it. They stat...
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Hi BP! My husband and I live in the SF Bay Area where home prices have risen substantially in past years. We want to leverage some of our home equity and use that equity as down payment for our 2nd rental prop. We'...