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I am in my early 50's and considering the possibility of buying a small residence for retirement purposes probably somewhere in the southeast. What type of housing to buy is somewhat up in the air--the idea of a cond...
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Hello All,New to the posting on BP, not new to the forms. Quick summary, my wife and I have made a financial goal to eventually migrate away from the 9-5 grind and have financial freedom through our passive RE. We hav...
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What are some common things to look out for when purchasing a condo, especially noting I'm a first time investor?I am soon to be afforded an opportunity to purchase 1 or 2 off-market condos in a prime location in a re...
Has anyone ever heard of Platinum Properties Group based out of Vancouver Canada ? I'm interested in investing in condos through them but I'm curious as to how successful they are. As this will be my first investment ...
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Over the last three years, I've invested in 5 single family/condo properties that generate an average cash on cash return of 14% in Knoxville, TN. I'm pretty happy with it and try to pat myself on the back for it - bu...
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Would be interested to hear if anyone has had success acquiring an additional property nearby an already held property. We are evaluating an opportunity to add another property to our portfolio and were trying to ac...
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We're eyeing a property in the Philippines (my hometown) so the actual numbers are huge (in millions) but I roughly converted the values in dollars for easier analysis. I've never purchased any property before, an...
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Hi Everyone,I have been lurking on BP for quite some time and thought it was about time I introduced myself.My name is Jared, I'm a Canadian that lives in Houston, Texas. I work in management consulting and have a bac...
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Im looking for advice on what to do?I bought a condo for 80k in Dec.2018.My original plan was to rent it out. (after calculations ill cash flow 500.00 monthly)Ive been working on the property and i had a visitor the o...
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Hi everyone! My first time post here but really looking for your help! I joined BiggerPockets to look for investment deal for myself, however, my son just got admitted to UT Austin, and he loved there! We are out of...