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Hey all! Wanted to make this post with the intent of an open discussion. Real estate-related or not, I'd love to know what books offered you new perspectives and seemed to really push you out of your comfort zone into...
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Hi all ! First post on BP , quite new to the game , and have spent more time reading all the threads on here to answer questions I’ve had and for educational purposes rather than posting !But, now I just wanted to pop...
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Hello everyone, I’m looking to wholesale real estate in Illinois and I already have my RE license. I’m just deciding on which brokerages would be best to go with. I’m interviewing with 3 already in the next week or so...
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"I really should be wearing gloves.."
This was the thought that was going through my mind while I was scrubbing black mold out of a cabinet using a sponge and comet cleaner (worked surprisingly well BTW). It's defini...
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Hello all - I am in the process of building my "team" to hit the ground running in my investing career. Along those lines, I am meeting with a potential tax strategist on Friday. Right now I don't know what I don't k...
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Hello from Tampa, FL, friends!I'm brand new to the world of REI (and to this forum), and just wanted to connect with other like-minded individuals who are just starting out. I don't yet have any experience, but I'm fe...
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It seems to me that the old principle of fair exchange of products and services for money is all but gone. It became a feast of greed where the name of the game is "I am smarter than you and therefore, I can screw you...
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Hello everyone! I have been listening off and on to the biggerpockets podcast and having "we should get into real estate" talks with my partner for about a year now. I recently picked up The Book on Rental Property In...
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Hey guys, my name is Gavin. I just turned 18 a few months ago and while I have a 9-5 job, this is not something I want to have to do the rest of my life. I’ve been reading books and dabbling in the stock market and th...
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Hello BP members!I'm 30, in Online school for accounting, from New Haven CT. Score is about 640 and I have about 10K saved. I'm new to the site but feel so fortunate to come across all of this free information. I grew...