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I am looking to get together with other investors in the South Bend, Indiana area. (South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart, Goshen) I am a new investor and would love to network and share ideas with other local investors. If ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community,Disclaimer: This is specifically a general question and I am hypothetically asking for informational purposes in case there is a way that I am not familiar with and appreciate the wisdom...
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I’m not handy but I love a challenge. Yesterday I built a dresser. Today I built a bookshelf and a desk from big lots and suddenly got the confidence to fix and flip a completely torn down house. Now ...
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I am currently looking for my first deal in real estate investing and have been wondering what ways I can expand or grow my real estate portfolio. I want to start with the mindset of growing my real estate investments...
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I have a SFR in a low to moderate income older neighborhood. We've owned it 3 years and rented it out.
The house has been vacant now for a few months, partially due to cleaning and doing improvements. We or...
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I've been on the boards for a bit I guess. I've listened to podcast after podcast and forum thread after forum thread. Tons of youtube videos as well. I'm ready to dive in and according to some of you guys, "ready t...
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I have a single family rental property in houston Texas. I had a tenant move in and three months later, she moved out in the middle of the month and stole my stainless steel refrigerator, not to mention she never p...
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Do you use QR codes to advertise your rentals?I started to experiment a bit with it as a way to point them to a web site with more information and details.As you know, if you use Postlets or any real estate web site t...
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I have been calling on ads on craig's list. The only motivated sellers that I have been able to find have run down old trailers. Definitely not "Lonnie Deals". Lonnie says that he finds homes that are no older than 20...