Desreal Shorts
My House Hack Journey: Detroit Edition
My very first post I told the BiggerPocket’s world that I am buying my first home! I started in January and boy was it a headache; An inattentive Broker coupled with Covid19 and a city wide shutdown can certainly set ...
Evan Smeenge
Social Change Agent: pathetic liberal ideals manifest
I'm curious.How many of you feel you are making a lasting impact in society?This is a question I think about on a daily basis, perhaps you do too.I am a non-profit worker and will most likely be for the rest of my lif...
Allyn Wijnveldt
Newbie from Oahu Hawaii
Hi everyone,
I’ve lived on Oahu all my life. Have a degree in accounting from UH, realized I couldn’t do that everyday, so continued to work in the automotive field during and after college. Still doing so today.
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Mark Baker
Unsure on exactly how to get started
Hello all,Probably going to be a long winded post but bear with me. A little over a year ago I got fed up with my finances. My wife and I made decent money (about 70k take home) in a lpw cost of living area but were c...
Jesse Andrews
Owner Financed deal.... Too good to be true?
Hi Everybody-
I'm brand new to the real estate investment scene... but have certainly done my homework over the past year.
Recently I have spoken with an owner regarding an owner financed deal. These are the basics...
JD DiGiacomandrea
First deal in the works
Hey all. I think I finally might have my first deal. I have been looking in the Rochester NY market for about a year now and have finally figured out that the MLS is not working for me. I found an off market deal and ...
Arthur Dent
Newbie rehab questions
I have thought several times over recent years how it would be nice to be able to pick up some property cheap, fix it up, and rent it out for a steady stream of income. I'm sure no one else has had this thought. ;) I ...
Kevin Stein
Seller Financing, Down Payment, HELOC Etc.
Hello BP,Similar questions have been asked many times but I was hoping to get some advice on my particular situation.I own my personal home and a duplex that I rent. The duplex has ~55k in equity. My initial thinkin...
Troy Kostick
First time rental property buyer! Looking for friendly advice.
Hello! My name is Troy Kostick. I am a 26 year old Union Plumbers 4th year plumbers apprentice. The money is good, and is only going to get even better in the next 2 years. But it is blood money, the older I get the l...
Adam Draper
How to spread out $100k?
I am new to investing in RE. I have 100K cash that I made doing some high risk investing in the stock market and am trying to spread out my risk. So I started to look into RE.
I have read up on the 2% rule and the 50...