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Hi Everyone! My husband Tad and I are just beginning our REI journey. Our only experience with real estate is the purchase of our own home about 9 months ago. Our main interests at this point are flipping and buy and ...
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Hey!My Name is Gabriel. I just graduated with a degree in Cell & Molecular Biology and my plan has been to go to Medical School to become a doctor. A few years ago I got very interested in Real Estate Investing an...
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Hi BP Community,I recently heard about professional mortgages that offer low down payments, no PMI, higher LTV ratios, etc. for those of us with professional designations. A quick google search landed me on BBVA Comp...
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Hi everyone, (following the outline of the how to introduce sticky)
My name is Eric Tu, and I grew up around a stay at home mom that worked her butt off running a motel with my dad and eventually ended ...
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BP I just want to know...Do you think that Trulia Crime Mapping gives an accurate feel when it comes to the quality of a neighborhood?! I ask because, looking here in Chicago, of course we have a ton of streets that a...
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Hello BP!
My name is Chris and I am a new investor looking to make a serious career as a part time real estate investor. Currently, my profession is a guitar instructor teaching guitar lessons part time whi...
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So i have spoken with two brokers in the past three months, i had a very hard time getting the first guy to call me back, he missed appointments, didn't return emails and just left me high and dry. I almost gave up bu...
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Hello everyone! I hope you and your families are well.
I'm a 24-year-old full-time graduate student at Hofstra University (expected graduation 2021). I work as an IT technician, and I'm still living at home.
I plan ...
I am currently screening tenants for an upcoming vacancy. I found a tenant that initially sounded great, but some details on their credit report worry me. While their credit score came back as excellent (~720), they...
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Hello,New to BP but have been lurking for the past several months. I am curious to know how many physician real estate investors are on the forum and if they can offer up their specific experience of getting into real...