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When looking for a DSCR lender, do you have to find one in the area you are looking to invest in, or does it make more sense to find a national provider? Looking to purchase a STR in North Myrtle Beach later this year...
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Hey all! I moved out to San Diego just over 2 years ago from Boston. I'm very interested in starting to invest in real estate as a (hopefully mostly) passive investment to diversify my current portfolio (a mix of busi...
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Just listened to Bigger Pockets on podcast .. Referred from A Realtor! Awesome stuff and great tips on improving as an Investor! My name Pati T. , Started the Real Estate Investing Business on March this year. I'm cu...
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I have a pretty low turnover on my rentals in California. Aboutevery six months I have a vacancy at which time I run an ad in Craigslistand hold an open house. I usually get back three or four applicationsthat I run ...
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Anyone familiar with Crete Illinois rental market and demand? Seeing if there's any interest in the area . I know the taxes are higher but looking to invest in the area. Vacancy rates, rental applicants, investor s...
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Hey BP community!I'm a newbie in the Bay Area. I work as an attorney in San Jose and am excited to get involved in real estate investing . I started out only interested in wholesaling, but after listening to the podc...
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Hi, due to bigger pockets I got up the courage to buy a small sfh rental in my town. Is there any one out there in my area that I could link up with? Thanks!
Anthony W.
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In some places, when I try to use the @ mention feature, it isn't working. I'm using the lasted Chrome on a Mac.
When I use Chrome's developer dev tools, I can see several javascript errors which occur as I'm...
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Does it make sense to invest in a city you may be living in temporarily to take advantage of opportunities?
I currently live in a city that I may not stay in long-term. I may have to move in the next couple of years....
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After using services like elance.com for outsource services (usually data entry tasks) I noticed all of the other types of work you could have done.
I'm wondering if anyone has ever hired any marketing professionals...