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Hello!My name is Becky Reid and I currently live in Colorado Springs. I worked as a federal auditor for 8 years but became a stay-at-home mom 5 months ago when we had our first baby. My husband is a lawyer in the Air...
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Hey Bigger Pocketers!
Hope all is well in the Investo-verse. So I figured Id pick the brains of some of the most knowledgeable people I’ve found, yourselves, about career paths in Real estate as a whole. First allo...
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Hi BP community:
Twice in the last week on different platforms (Quora and Atlanta House Share) I've seen 2 posts from people saying that if a person is investing/providing housing that they should not be doing it as ...
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Hi guys! I searched other forum posts, but didn’t find anything recent. We have been investing in rentals for quite awhile and I’ve always been interested in buying properties at auction. Courthouse steps, online, wha...
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Hi everyone!I am new to BP and somewhat new to REI. My wife and I frequent AirBnB when we travel and have considered the potential passive income through this service.
Near our home is a relatively popular recreation...
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Hey BP community,
We just bought our first property that we plan to use for short term rentals. We currently have 4 long term rentals so this is the first time we will be working in the short term rental space.
A f...
Hi there! I am an experienced LTR investor but this is my first go at STR. Located in a popluar fishing destination, there is a decent amount of traffic, but I am not getting any actual bookings....Any insight, tips...
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I am compiling a list of crowdfunding sites, many of which I have interacted with in some fashion in the last few months. Here is what I have thus far:
Fundrise
iFunding
Realty Mogul
Realty Shares
Re...
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Hello BP friends, I just love reading all the wonderful content on this site! I can literally spend hours reading and soaking in all the great stories and advise from so many awesome members. Before I share my recent...
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I finally took the plunge and purchased my first property last month and now I have the fever! LOL. I am now zeroing in on short term rentals. Specifically in Galena, IL which from first glance seems to have the abil...