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Hello BP community!I hope everyone is doing well! I would like to start this discussion off by first saying thank you to everyone who stops by to read this discussion and even provide input as all input is greatly app...
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I didn't hit my goals for 2014. Not even close, but I think my eyes were bigger than my plate so to speak. I didn't do bad, in fact I did better than I did in 2013, but I set my goals unrealistically high.How do you g...
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Welcome to our question of the week! We are talking about goal setting, because that can apply to any point in your journey as an investor. At BiggerPockets, you may have heard the mention of a BHAG (big, hairy, audac...
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I have a couple questions for people who buy and hold for cashflow: First, for people seeking financial freedom (enough cashflow per month to cover expenses), how long would this normally take to achieve? Also how man...
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I have 1.2 million in 1031 for a client who told me to find the best investment.I think after I invest this money, I want it to work for us.Any Net income investmentCommercial property Starbuck or Subways.or Transitio...
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Hello, BP! My name is Michael Davis and I am what I consider an almost real estate investor. I am currently living in the South east Missouri/ South west Illinois area. I say almost because I bought my first single ...
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Hello, I am Clifton Jones. I am from Melbourne, FL and am currently working on a Navy Base. I will be leaving my current job in December to start investing full-time in Real Estate.
I have no experience in the real...
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Similar to what Al was explaining in ep 8 of the BP podcast, I'm also trying to think of ways to reduce expenses or increase income avenues with multi family properties. Although I do not own property yet, I'd like to...
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Is having a goal of owning 200 HMO's in 10 years far fetched? Or is it reasonable. Keeping in mind that I am 18 and haven't started out yet
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My husband and I are looking at some rental property options in the Boston area and using Net Operating Income (NOI) to assess if the properties would cash-flow based off of downpayment, mortgage rate, rent rate, main...