Hello BP community! My name is Kristian, and I'm a newbie (OK, longtime lurker) in my late 20s from San Francisco. It was always my dad's dream to build a portfolio of rental properties that would enable him to quit h...

Do you know who the welcome trolls are? Go into the new member introductions forum and watch for the same few people who say the same basic message every time someone new comes on the site. Don't get me wrong, providi...

Good morning BP! So I just closed on my first house! I have started fixing up minor things and painting interior to make everything look more modern. This is a 5 bed 3 bath ranch with finished basement. I have the mas...

What's up BP!  Man, I'm so thrilled and glad to be able to be on this end of a discussion on BiggerPockets.  This is my very first deal!  I will try to track my progress at every step with this rehab project. I hope s...

Howdy to everyone in the BP Forums! My name is Melvin and I am completely new to REI and happened to stumble across BP today while doing some looking into the field. I've lived in Houston, Texas for five years but ori...

My wife and I are starting out our real estate investing journey by getting our current house ready to rent. We have a small 2 bedroom, 1 bath house with a nice yard in a great little town. The house hasn't been renov...

A colleague recently pointed this out to me that they routinely screen apartment seekers during the first call simplywith their first name and contact number, often the number they call from. Because we are somewhat i...

Hi BP,Hope everyone is doing well.I'm pretty green in the real estate world here in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but I'm very excited about real estate, and have recently been hungrily seeking out as much information and ...

My name is Reeves Bennett, and I am a real estate investor and entrepreneur based in Wynne, Arkansas. I specialize in building and flipping properties, focusing on transforming houses into beautiful, functional spaces...

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