Richard Warren
New Group: Total Money Makeover
Here on Bigger Pockets we get a lot of newcomers who have a desire to be real estate investors but have not laid the proper foundation. The first thing to do before investing in anything, real estate or otherwise is t...
Nitara Jones
Debt Ceiling Crisis Could Impact the Real Estate Market
In case you haven't heard, Congress is under pressure to raise the national debt ceiling before Oct. 18th to prevent the U.S. government from running out of money to pay its bills. If Congress fails to suspend or rais...
Blake Donald
Calling all investors (Newbie Questions when first starting out)
After much research I recently purchased my first home as a primary residence.FYI (Purchase Price - $132,500 Renovations - $ 34,000Appraised at $190,000 before renovationsI think I did a decent deal for my first time ...
Taylor Ballam
How do you insure your family / properties?
This past week I've met with multiple financial planners pushing to sell me whole life insurance. As I've listened to their pitches & worked on creating a well rounded portfolio I thought a lot about insurance to...
Holden Smith
Save for down payment or payoff debt before investing
I am 25 and my wife is 27. We take home about $4,500 a month. We have a mortgage on our home that we bought just 2 years ago (no equity) and have about $80,000 in student loan debt at about 5%. I am looking for advise...
Joshua Michael Hauman
Should you pay off a house completely?
Paying off a house completely is a trap. You should avoid it if you want to amplify your wealth.Here’s what to do instead:Successful investors own nothing outright. They sit back and wait as their properties go up in ...
Daniel Conway
Looking to make my first move and want to do it right!
Hi All,I've been reading up lately on real estate investing and think it fits my life goals for being financially independent. I've been talking to some people locally but was hoping to reach out to the BiggerPockets...
Account Closed
Inheritance? What would you do?
Good afternoon Bigger Pockets team! I have a family friend that had the fortune of inheriting quite a bit of money as of late. Through a series of events, she is now privy to roughly $500k. She knows that I invest in ...
Brandon Hall
My First Deal...Am I Ready?
So I posted a while back about a house I was looking at and didn't get any responses. I have since then went and inspected the house with the contractor and I have details. The house is listed for 65k, but I woul...
Kiley Boss
Financial road block
I have been trying to get started on investing for about 6 months now. I have read my books and done my studies. But I am at a road block financially. Quick history, I am a dentist but currently not working. I have 4 ...