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Hello!A friend and I have recently begun sitting down with people who identify as “Happy”, and trying to find out what that means to them. It made me curious, as a part of the biggerpockets community, how real estate ...
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Hi there! I'm looking to hop out of the corporate rat race after having been laid off twice in the last year. I am currently in California and am looking to get into real estate investing and would love your thoughts ...
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I dont like renting to people that just recieve social service checks as income for 2 reasons.
1. If you dont work for it you dont take care of it.
2. You cant not garnish social service income.
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Hi Everybody--I've been watching and researching the foreclosure auctions in Hillsborough County (Tampa, FL area) for the last several months and think I'm ready to move to the next stage-- POSSIBLY bidding! ;) And, b...
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So this was the last day of a fitness/slim-down challenge my extended family and I have been on since January getting ready for a wedding.
This was a SMART (Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant) goal and had a pos...
My apologies in advance for being verbose, but the details are necessary. I've been living in my home for 7+ years and I've seen the neighborhood change with some property owners renting out their homes instead of sel...
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I searched for Velocity Banking but did not get anything to return except for some lenders using that name. I just was introduced to this strategy this week and was curious if anyone has done it and what their experie...
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What's holding you back in your real estate investing career? What type of problems are you running into as you try to grow your business?This question is geared towards both new and experienced investors. It could be...
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Well, this could definitely be a market mover around my neck of the woods and across the country. Facebook will permanently shift up to half of its employees to remote work.Will people choose to live in the Bay Area i...
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Looking for feedback from those using Rently, a lockbox/service which allows prospective tenants to let themselves in to view a property. http://use.rently.com/how-rently-works/Seems a little scary to me. Any horror s...