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DALLAS BIGGER POCKETERS -
New investor here 👋🏽...I'd like to hear experiences from those that have built their portfolios the traditional way - finding a good deal, putting the required 15-20% down and renting it. I...
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(I don't want to limit this to Legal forum, so please let me post it in thus general thread).
This is my first property, financed 2 years ago, so obviously I don't have much reserve. The property is in North Carolin...
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I've been with Tom Krol for 7 months now. His course is step by step and "action geared" so you don't sit back and relax. You can either do what he says to do or do like you've done before which is nothing in most ca...
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Like Gerry's earlier post, I was very reluctant to share my story. But now the time has come for me to share like Gerry so that no one else gets themselves in a bad deal with Scott or anyone else. I specifically wai...
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I live near the Portland Metro area and my goal with real estate is to buy and hold to build passive income to replace the income from my job. I currently do not own any rentals and only have experience buying two pe...
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Is this a joke?bankruptcy vid
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Introduction:
My name is Peter Firehock, I am currently an Acquisitions Associate for a multifamily investment fund in Washington D.C., BPG Holdings. Multifamily real estate has traditionally been a stable asset cl...
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I'm wondering if anyone has any advice/opinions on using whole life insurance to supplement my real estate investments. I'm currently 25 and am debating on whether or not I should set up a policy now while I'm "young"...
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Hello Everyone!
I'm trying to convince my finance/MBA friend why REI is a better business decision than investing in the stock market and I'm not sure he's convinced. What is the best article on BP you've re...
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I have been listening to all of the podcasts recently and reading and searching the forums alot. It's has been said that the market will crash soon for the past 3-4 years from what I have found. I am not a market foll...