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I'm curious as to what obstacles you faced going through your first deal? How did you handle them? Did they set you back or did you press through with flying colors?
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Hi there! My name is Cody and I'm excited to get started investing in real estate. I grew up around real estate, my father was a broker, and I've always wanted to get into investing for cash flow. My goal is to acq...
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This is going to be a long post, but I felt it was worth taking the time to make because even after listening to nearly 150 episodes of BiggerPockets, there were still so many things that we missed, didn’t think of, ...
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Happy Sunday!
I heard this question on the latest BP podcast (#435) today and thought what better place to ask it than on the forums:
If you were me, a 20 year old in college, what are five (or more/less) things you...
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I wanted to see what top 10 cities and towns would be good to acquire rental property in? Good as in terms of acquiring for a first time buyer/ beginner investor, and if the property the area is in can appreciate over...
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I have a married couple prospective tenants that look ideal; credit scores above 800, previous homeowners, etc. Rent is $2400/mo so I require $7200/mo income. Husband is currently unemployed (due to COVID) and wife m...
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Hello everyone,I have a bit of money in an IRA right now that I would like to eventually use towards the purchase of a rental property. I am looking for advice from other investors who have used their IRA money. What ...
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Hello,I am just getting started in my REI journey. I’ve been reading books and listening to podcasts and following different successful investors online. However, I do still have a lot of questions. I have tried reach...
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Hi everyone, I have been seeing a lot of discussions about the real estate trend in the coming two years. Due to the raising interest rate, the majority has been predicting that the real estate price is likely to drop...
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Has anyone used Facebook adds? I was wondering if anyone has or had any luck? Looking to find motivated sellers in an area. If its possible what would you pay to generate leads? IC runs 100 a month and takes several m...