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Hi everyone! I've been really diving into real estate lately and wanted to get your opinion/advice on starting the investment portfolio. I'm not new to investing, but am new to real estate investing. I have been tryin...
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This is very broad so I just looking for some past experiences one may have had, I'm 25 years old and currently hold a solid union job in western PA about an hour north of Pittsburgh. The city I'm in is a depressed ar...
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We are trying to find a good market for a long term buy and hold SFR 3/2 and looking to get something around 100k using traditional financing in at least a B- neighborhood. The numbers don't make sense in our market ...
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Under contract to buy a really unique property, but the appraisal came back like $40k under the agreed on sales price. We are financing this one, so can’t move forward without the seller coming down.
Seller (investor...
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I placed this in starting out on purpose. Just curious about what the newbies feel they're lacking, after expertise.
1. properties
2. buyers
3. sellers
4. money
5. guts
I have my own thoughts as to what the orde...
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Hi all,I’m new to real estate. I have 15k to invest, and I’m interested in doing RE for the long term.I’m priced out of my area, and I’m looking to invest out of state. Particularly Memphis, Indianapolis, or Ohio. Fir...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,My name is Zlata. I am new to BiggerPockets and real estate investment. I am looking to invest in my first investment property sometime next year. I live in California but am looking to ...
Hi All,This is my first post here on B.P. I just quit my shitty finance job that I hated and made me miserable. I have about $100,000 liquid with no debt. During the next 6-12 months I'm going to take my dream trip ...
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Selling an investment property, that I purchased for little to nothing and selling for over a huge profit, after renting for 5 years... what is the best way to avoid huge capital gains tax. Do I have to buy another ...
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Hello!I've been on BP for a few months now. Never posted or commented just reading. But now I need some advice.Background: I have a double major in Finance and Economics so I like the numbers but I don't like crunchi...