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Hi! I'm pretty new to the forums, so I thought I'd introduce myself and see what happens. My names JT Marting, and I've been interested in F.I.R.E. community for a few years now. After spending a year or so learning h...
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Hello all,
My name is Brian Edwards. I am new to the forums but have been listening to the Biggerpockets podcast for about 3 years now. I will be graduating from the University of Georgia next month and have been try...
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Hello guys,So I was wondering if any of you can share any templates or rules of thumb you have when deciding if a property is worth the investment. For example, I recently purchased a 5-plex (3-1 bed and 2-Bach) in Lo...
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If I were to set up a deal where the seller was going to write a note for 60% of the property and I would need to get financing on the other 40%, how would that go? Does the bank ask me to put a percentage down on the...
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I'm broke as a joke. I'm a full time College student living off food stamps, pell grants, and partially my mom. I can maybe get $1,000 saved up in like... I'm not sure, but a long time, months. I don't have a job beca...
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Military men and women - As I get closer to my own retirement I am continuously thinking about how I can make my own transition to a civilian life as easy as possible so I am trying to step up my game to do that. Howe...
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For those of you that have an engineering degree I am wondering what was your progression from engineering to real estate and if you still continue with your W-2 job or transitioned partially or completely away from W...