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We are just starting out in the REI game in Central PA and we have a business plan meeting with a local bank to discuss an unsecured LOC over traditional financing. We want to drive home the fact that cash purchases ...
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OK. Thanks Josh.
There was another thread on donations that Josh started, but I didn't want to reply there, because more will read something for FREE than something asking for a donation!
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I wasn't sure if I was allowed to put in the title: Don't Whore Yourself Out For Votes. If I could without risking getting booted, then I might have. I think Josh gets so tired of me sometimes, he'd love to boot my @s...
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We're really excited to announce a new simple but incredibly powerful feature here on BiggerPockets:If you are a BiggerPockets Pro, you can now add a video to your profile, embedding either a YouTube or Vimeo video. U...
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We have had a great time with the Commercial Services Desk at Lowes. They price our materials for all of our Flips, and we are utilizing very high quality products at discounts of 15% to 25% from retail. The best pa...
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Just recently started researching getting into rei. There is a duplex near me in an excellent location that has dropped in price like 35% in the last 4 months after slow drops for a year. Looks like the seller is gett...
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Hi Bigger Pockets,
I am newbie investor looking to get started in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana region or Conroe Texas region. I have $40,000 to devote to investing and looking to make a start in multi-family 2-4 unit n...
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I bought my first US investment property in an F-class neighbourhood that in essence showed a 25% cap rate. It cost me $23,500 all cash to purchase plus closing costs (honestly, I didn’t know anything about neighbour...
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Been lurking around the forums for a few weeks and figured it was time to start posting. My name is Jason and as the title states I live and am looking to invest in the Eau Claire area. My main focus in REI at this...
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Good morning BP, my name is August. I've been a long time reader and lurker of the forums but have never created a forum question. I'll give a little backstory before I get to my question. My wife and I have been int...