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Good morning BP!I am looking to purchase my first owner occupied multi family in February 2020. Right now I am working on gathering my team together. Reaching out to agents, getting contractor prices, looking for lend...
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I'll admit, I'm totally confused about easy permits and the required inspections. It was our understanding, per 2 different professionals (an architect & licensed GC), that we do NOT need rough inspections when do...
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Hello, my name is Art and I am new to the Bigger Pockets community. I have been listening to the podcasts for a while now and I am interested in rental real estate. I live in San Diego, but would like to invest out of...
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Hi BP Community,I am starting to look into multi-families as the next phase of my REI journey. (just some back history - I have a few SFRs and a duplex as buy and holds but am becoming interested in slightly bigger d...
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Hi!I own about 50-60 units with a focus on long term buy and hold strategy (BRRR).I am looking to connect with investors who are interested in the buy and hold strategy in the Portland Area or looking to relocate to t...
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The Orange County Register ran this article by me on 11/6/2011, and I though you-all might like it.
Debt is the worst drug in America, because it directly harms the most people.
The debt pushers have en...
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Hey everyone, I haven’t really been active in a while since I sold my rental property last year. However, my wife and I have since found new motivation and come into a little money and now we want to capitalize and ma...
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Hi everyone,What advice do you have for a small-scale investor interested in scaling into CRE? I have two residential rental doors with a fair bit of equity, which I've not yet leveraged. I'd like to leverage this i...