Good Morning,My name is Crystal Urena. I live in NYC and have worked for a healthcare organization for the past 15 years. Over the past two years I’ve invested in two properties (4 units total) in Upstate NY. All of t...

It began in November 2015. Read 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' on a college friend's recommendation... and what a paradigm shift did it have on me! Granted, ever since the spring of 2015 I have been exploring various ways of ma...

Hello...My name is Autumn and I just wanted to take a moment out to introduce myself to the group.  I have been involved with real estate for about 10 years and I am now starting to venture out into investing under my...

It is with great excitement that I am writing this post. I am going through closing on my first home! It seems like a dream because I have been researching for so long and I never knew when the right property would co...

Hi All!So I have a complex (at least I think so), situation I need help with. There are multiple items at "play" so I may need to provide more detail to fully resolve the issue.Quick Background:Bought a rental proper...

I've always wondered if using a credit card was a viable option to pay for advertising expenses. Some new agents, like myself, don't exactly have a particularly large amount of capital to start with so it would make s...

I am brand new to the field of REI. I have become seriously interested within the past 3 weeks and found Bigger Pockets about 10 days ago. Since that time, I have been soaking up everything I can from this and other s...

I've been bit hard by the real estate investing bug. I'm 28, living in Miami, FL.  My "why" is a 2 part-er. Part 1: Time. I value my time over everything. I would like to start this journey to eventually earn my time ...

Do you account for tax when you analyze a deal?

For the money that my wife and I have spent in the past two months, I could have bought a brand new truck, or bought a the camper that we have wanted for a long time.  Or an awesome hot tub, which would make my back p...