My name is Derek Vaughn, currently sales manager for a citrus company in Bakersfield, part time R/E investor and full time explorer. Always looking to make new friends with passion, drive, and advice in the RE communi...

Greetings - My name is Whitney McClary. I currently work in San Francisco for a tech company in business development/sales. I have been educating myself through the podcast, forums and books the past couple of months ...

Hi BP!  My name is Jon and I am very new to the real estate investing industry and community.  I have just started listening to the BP podcasts about two weeks ago, but have been listening for about 5 hours a day on a...

Before today my mindset was buy cash flow rental properties. I talked to a semi real estate investor who inherited 3 properties. She told  me I should flip instead of rentals because by the time you keep fixing issues...

Hi everyone! I'm 16 years old and I'm planning to invest in real estate when I turn 18!I've been wondering if I should become a real estate agent and start the process of getting my license at 18? I think I would real...

I watched another board I was a member of turn completely negative. It drove long time members away. In fact, it got so bad they wiped it and started over, of course without a few clever folks who were asked not to ...

Hi everyone, I'm so thankful i found BiggerPockets and for all the great info and support here! So I'm from Pittsburgh, have zero experience, I clean house for a living and a weekend warrior on the weekends. I'm 53, h...

I bough my first property an 25 years old two years ago in 27 now the property was an double wide mobile home 1580 sq ft 3br 2bath I was renting for an year for 550$ an month an I knew my dream an passion was to own r...

I began investing when I was 21 with the help of local investors who were kind enough to coach me. Since then, I've realized the importance of a mentor who can keep you on the right course and give you confidence.

I'...

Hey all at BiggerPockets, I am self-employed health writer and journalist living in San Francisco. I am looking to start investing in real estate as soon as I can. Like many here, I want to build long-term wealth with...