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I live in Sacramento and I have about $50k (or possibly more) of other people's money to invest with. I have about $25k of my own money in the bank, but I would rather not touch it and keep it as reserves. I current...
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Has anyone ever bought a bank owned property during the "first look" period for owner occupants only and just paid the $10,000 fine? I found a deal that could potentially bring in a lot so the $10,000 would gladly get...
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I have been given the opportunity to invest in a new RE brokerage. The people that want to start it are top notch, motivated, ethical, honest, and go getters. I don't think I could find someone I would trust more or h...
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I am an investor with a RE license and often times submit offers on MLS listed properties. My question is about creating a better process for this.
I want to make more offers, but generally don't like to off...
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Hey BP!One of the biggest draws of this site is the positive and helpful community that I’m now emmersed in. We all see so many amazing success stories of people starting with nothing who are now “financially free.”Bu...
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Hi,
So I finally passed my course and took the state exam last week. I am happy to say I passed it :)
So I'm trying to figure out my next step. I am meeting with brokers all this week to see which one I like. I am i...
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Hi, my name is Dominique,I am both new to bigger pockets and to real estate investing. I am working on trying to get my first property. I am currently working on a contract nurse, traveling the country. Right now I am...
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Greetings BP family,I hope I’m asking this question in the right forums, if not please don’t hesitate to let me know.So the situation is that a friend of mine was breaking her lease to travel overseas on military/cont...
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I househack a quadplex in a "C" class area. The area is quiet for the most part. We have teachers, groceries employees, and handyman, etc. But, there is one house in the neighborhood where a drug dealer lives. They pl...
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Hello! I wish to buy to rent with min rehab. I selected a few markets, but now I wonder what is more lucrative to purchase? Where do I find the stats/analytics to compare if it would be more profitable to buy storage ...