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Hello, I'm Lucas Anderson. I've been a huge stalker of the BP community for some time now, soaking up all the valuable information you all have kindly given over the years. Now I'm financially ready and have the time ...
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Hey BP,
I just finished with having a pretty neat conversation with my mentor. He owns a decent size real estated company. They invest in mutli-family markets around the U.S. And owns a little over 1700 units.
How...
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Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...
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I am interested in knowing if anyone has purchased a turnkey property from this group in Memphis. Appears as though they are doing everything right but would like to know if anyone here in Bigger Pockets has had their...
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A fellow investor recently said to me, "I want a 60 year old renter because they're stuck in their ways and I want them to be stuck in my home." If this is the target renter, you'd have to have single-story homes with...
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Can those of you who are investors that have property management companies tell me why you chose to use one? Doing some research and would love your insights?If you chose not to, then tell me why?
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A Formula For Beginning Real Estate Investing
Passion + Planning = Momentum : A Formula For Successfully Beginning Investing
You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step – Martin Luther ...
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You hear alot about avoiding "war zones". Investing in low income is not some peoples cup of tea, but some people do focus their strategy in such areas. My issue is that even these low income investors, along with eve...
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For those who have investments in self-storage or other real estate categories touted as "recession proof," how are your investments performing right now?One of the things that attracted my husband and I to invest in ...
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There’s nothing more critical to investing than finding money/funding, etc., and I know that I, and many other BP members would like to learn from those with different experiences. As a developer, there’s always...