Rishi Ramlogan
REAL return on real estate is MUCH lower than many claim here
Real estate is a good enough investment as is - why tell people fairy tales?First off, I am talking about pure passive investing. If people want to get into the real estate BUSINESS, and do all the labor that is in...
Andrey Y.
Condos Buy and Hold : Why the resentment?
So I have been listening to several podcasts, which are all awesome and super-informative. Can't think of a higher yield source. (See www.biggerpockets.com/show75 specifically) and there seems to be a mistrust or no i...
Lenny Smith
Let's get right to it, I need financial advice.
Alright. As the title says I am in need of financial advice. I am 28. I have been working a job I hate for two years, and have managed to save close to 10k. At the beginning of the year I inherited a little over 15...
Pedro Padierna
I'm having trouble finding a tenant for my rental
Dear BP community, I recently bought and rehabbed my first rental, we left it in great shape and its ready to rent. The property is in a nice neighborhood and a good school district. But unfortunately, we are struggli...
Maureen Hannan
I want to sell a private mortgage note
Hello All,
I would really welcome advice from anyone experienced in mortgage brokering. I hold the note on a home in Arlington, VA. The amount of the note is $420K, and the home is currently valued at roughly $450K....
Ethan Lee
One Year Later - 10 units and full time investor
It was about this time last year that I discovered Bigger Pockets and found what I was looking for - a way to escape the boring, restrictive 9-5 life while doing something enjoyable and generating wealth. I caught the...
Account Closed
Ways I have found money for investing!
Hi Everyone,One of the key parts of investing is obviously finding the financing for the deals after you find it. It can be one of the easiest parts but you need to know what to look for. So many investors will tell n...
Nick Louie
Buyer Agent's Commission Fees
Hi BP Community,
I was wondering whether it's customary (in your respective communities) for a first-time home buyer to work with a buyer's agent and agree to exclusivity for 3 months and to pay the agent 2%. In this...
Stace Breland
Confused on where to start
Hey all. Very confused on where to start with sooo much info out there so let me tell you where I’ve come from. So I guess I am new to investing… kinda. I actually had a failed rental home years ago due to it being s...
Jerusha Holder
Did I choose the wrong profession?
I will be taking my pre-license classes in two weeks so that I can get my real estate license. In the meantime I have been researching the real estate industry in general. Lately, I keep running into articles saying ...