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My name is Michelle. I'm new on Bigger Pockets and to the world of real estate investing, but I am eager to learn and get started. I have been reading as many books on real estate investing as I can find in the librar...
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Hi there, I am new to this forum and was highly recommended by real estate friends to ask questions on this website.
My husband and I are strongly considering trying to sell our home and buy a new one without...
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I am asking all rehab and buy and hold investors; What are your issues with wholesalers? What could wholesalers improve on to make working with them more enjoyable? What are wholesalers doing that make you NOT want to...
Recently I've heard (or seen) some real estate guys preach and preach and preach about how keeping mortgage debt is good because you don't lose the mortgage interest deduction. This is very misleading to a new invest...
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I am a new RE investor in the bay area and have been researching properties in the east bay that will cash flow and have found very few that make sense. Keep in mind, my original goal was to find multifamily <$600k...
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I need a strategy.
I'm retired, but never got into the BRRRR. I have $1M cash and $1.5M in paid off real estate assets, no debt, and no 'real' income. 830 FICO.
I want to leverage my assets and start BRRRR to secure...
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I'm Retiring from Corporate!Next month, on January 18th, I will be retiring from my corporate job as an Internal Auditor to be a full-time real estate investor. I am super excited. I've been working toward this for ...
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I've been trying to think of the pros and cons of owning a SFH or MFH that is near a university, meaning the tenants will most likely be students. Obviously there is the risk of college students trashing the place, bu...
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Hi All! I'm new to being a landlord. Used a realtor friend of my husbands and picked a tenant that came recommended by the realtor. He did fill out an application provide all of the necessary paperwork and reference...
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While on my way to a listing appointment last week, I rode around the neighborhood trying to kill some time. I noticed a run down house two houses down from the home I would be listing and I was very intrigued. The ...