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Hi BP investors!
I’m completely new to the real estate world. I’m fully aware that I will have to spend the next year (at least) educating myself. However, I am a wife and mother with a full time job. So I would lik...
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I was approached by a young lady here on BP who is passionate about real estate investing. Her name is @Shashawna Coombs . She was so passionate about real estate specially after she attended a real estate "seminar"....
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Hi folks, My name is Michelle Fuller and I am new to BP. I am finding this site very helpful. Currently I am looking to obtain a private loan in the Houston area for a house appraised at 190k. I have 50-70k to ...
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Hey everyone, I'm currently a property manager in Columbia South Carolina for a newly developed student housing community. I work for a fee-based management company overseeing institutional investor assets, this one i...
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Hello everyone, I am new to bigger pockets and would like to know what options investors use to purchase rental properties. I have been a real estate investor for 3 1/2 months now and currently working on my 4th deal....
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I have been reading different articles about the future of strip malls/shopping centers. Some predict half of them to be closed by the mid 2030s mainly due to e-commerce. 2 years ago I built a 5 unit strip mall with a...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Forum!!My name is Alex Lacasse. While I am not yet a real estate investor, I have been involved with the construction and development of real estate projects from small homes to high rises over t...
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Hello everyone,
I'm a real estate investor based in Toronto, Canada. I've noticed that we don't have as many market research tools as investors in the US. Given my tech and data background, I'm considering developing...
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Hi BP,
Regarding raw land - zoned AG. Does anyone on this site have experience with buying, rezoning and dividing land for residential SFRs/MFRs (2-4)?
Before buying, is it wise to speak with a lawyer specializing ...
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Just curious about the Tampa market area and would appreciate hearing what people with "boots on the ground" are seeing in that marketplace for trends in the housing market (days on market, months of inventory etc.) ,...