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Hi! I'm brand new here, always curious about real estate and I decided to take the plunge and start looking for options. My ideal scenario would be to get a duplex, rent one unit and live in the other for 2 years or s...
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Hello everyone,
It’s never too late! I feel like I am starting this very late in life.. I am a ripe old age of 43 this year. I want to pour my passion into something other than the 9-5 (more like 6am to 7pm) grind....
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Are there any BP members on St Croix? I'm looking to buy a vacation home/rental and I'd like to find other people that are involved in REI on the island.
Does anyone know where there is a monthly Meetup for investors in Queens? If not we can start one.
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Hi everyone.I'm under contract for buying a house in North Jersey. It is a 2-Family and I'm going to use one of the units as primary residence. I have perfect credit and can put a 20% downpayment. But the income info ...
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Hi everyone! I'm John, and I'm a new member from Katy, Tx. I'm looking to buy my first house hack/Brrrr in West Houston or Katy. The goal is to live passively, by building equity and turning my properties into rentals...
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Hello everyone, I am closing on my first building and duplex first quarter next year. I am a healthcare professional and run multiple successful private practices. I plan to run my real estate holdings in a similar bu...
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Hello all, I’m curious does anyone know of any lenders (banks, mortgage companies etc) that will offer a loan to an individual with poor credit? She has great income and very little debt to income, but is around a 550...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community! I’m Val, and I’m a new investor from Chicago / Northwest Indiana. I currently work full-time for an institutional real estate investor in downtown Chicago. Looking to invest in single-fam...
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My name is Chris and I am a Marine Corps veteran currently work for Amazon as a program manager. I’m new to Ashland, Virginia and excited to start a new chapter by investing in real estate in this flourishing communit...