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I could really use the knowledge of experienced investors here.I live in San Antonio, TX. I have yet to invest in the real estate market (I'm a newbie who hasn't gotten their feet wet yet) and have so far been doing s...
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Greetings Forum members,This is my first post but I've been reading biggerpockets for years now and have enjoyed the insight of many members who have contributed. Thank you all!Recently, I have been searching for inve...
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Hi everyone, I am new to real estate investment, am from Los Angeles and looking to gain more knowledge. If anyone can help me with advice or what ever I would appreciate it.
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I'm 33 years old in Orlando, Florida area. We are currently three weeks away from closing on a new house that we are building. We got underwater on our current home by buying at the wrong time, but we did refinance a ...
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There are many full time investors on here who "retired" from their W2 or 1099 job. I know it can be debated that investors work harder after "retiring", but let's save that discussion for another day. Share what age ...
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I'm looking for ways to finance my next purchase. I'm could do a cash-out refinance on a rental I own since the LTV is 57%. Currently, it has $150/month cash flow. If I refinanced to an 80% LTV, I could get $180,000...
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It seems like many podcast hosts (including Josh and Brandon on the BP podcast) promote investing for cash flow instead of investing for appreciation. I understand the economics and the strategies for positive cash f...
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I recently watched a video of Grant Cardone predicting that when all the baby boomers die off there will be a large surplus of houses which will drive down prices across the board. You hear a lot about shortage of hou...
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Hi all I was considering buying a home in Encinitas with the idea of living in it, fixing it up a bit and at some point renting it out and moving on to another property. Anyone have any experience with rentals in this...
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I closed on my first investment property on the 6th this month. a couple of days later I listed it for rent. Since then Ive had dozens of calls but only 2 people have shown up for a tour of the property and 4 people h...