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Hi all,My name is Elizabeth Yen. I live in the Bay Area and am looking to buy and hold. Interested in starting with small, manageable properties like SFR/condo/duplex/triplex. I have no intention of quitting my day jo...
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Why Jacksonville, Florida?Miami, New York, and Los Angeles may be great for a night out, but they lack a certain something as real estate investment towns - profitability.Boring is beautiful in real estate, and Jackso...
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I'm from California but see amazing apartment deals in other states. Anyone out there doing this or has done this willing to share the plus and minuses of out-of-state apartment investing?
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Planning to invest in first property. If I don't qualify for a loan to support a duplex purchase, my next option Is single family. Now my plan will be to obviously live in it which would take away the house hacking op...
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So right now I'm going for Petroleum engineering due to the fact that I work for an oil and gas company and I have a bright future with the company I work for that being said I'm purchasing my first rental property th...
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Hello,For the past 6-8 months, I have been researching and monitoring raw land for sale in the Joshua Tree/Twentynine Palms area to construct a stick-built home as an eventual STR. The area has obviously seen incredib...
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Hello Biggerpockets Community!My name is Marty Anderson, and as the title suggests, I am a newbie from Milwaukee looking to break into REI. I am new to the forums, but have been educating myself through the BP podca...
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My Wife and I recently decided to become real estate investors. We've read books, watched podcast, attended seminars and even are in the process of closing on a long distance single family as I type this...Admittedly,...
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Hello BP family, especially to all my shipmates around the globe. I am currently stationed at Andrews AFB and close to pulling the trigger on my first multifamily deal. I am looking in the Baltimore area because that ...