Eddie Werner
A different way to look at "retirement" and how to get there
I wanted to look at this topic a little differently then previous posters. It seems that everyone pushes the 401k save for your "old" self when you hit 62 mindset. This is assuming you want to "work" until you are ...
Mark Ostertag
How to not reveal you're the owner during tour?
Hello All, I've read that if you do your own property management, the number recommendation is to not reveal that you are the owner. (I'm planning to Owner Occupy a duplex as my first real estate investment purchase.)...
Miguel Bautista
New Jersey Real Estate should I move there?
Hi Bigger Pocket community! I am considering moving to New Jersey from Arizona, I am wondering what areas of NJ are best for small multifamily investing?
Jordan Alexander
Airbnb Rental Arbitrage
Hi everyone,
Does anyone have any experience with Airbnb Arbitrage? I recently came across this strategy and I am actually participating in a free workshop to learn about it and possibly implement this strategy into ...
Luis Lopez
Career Change Ideas
Hello all:I've been sinking my head into this REI world for the past 3 months trying to find ways to earn more money on the side. Not sure if this happens to all newbies and/or of this is just a typical reaction to s...
Dawn Anastasi
This is what the public thinks of real estate investors
http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2013/03/26/mabel-bobo-loses-charlotte-home/
Article title: Mabel Bobo, 88, Loses Home When Investor Buys It for $5,000
I think this is what the public sometimes thinks of real estate ...
Alex Bowen
First Time Home Buyer - Why NOT use FHA Insured Loan?
I'm a potential home buyer who is looking for a property to purchase as a residence. I have not yet talked to a mortgage broker on the availability of an FHA loan. I have, however, asked the advice of people in my ...
Boe Bishop
Flipping a house to yourself.
Has anyone flipped a house to yourself? I'm thinking that being able to transfer homes through arms length transactions could be benifitial.
Theo Hicks
First Property Story: Success and (mostly embarrassing) failures
After deciding to get into real estate (after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, just needed to read the first chapter and I knew what I needed to do) I set up a meeting with a real estate agent/lender to go over investing op...
Patrick K.
How do you evaluate STR arbitrage investment?
I was wondering how you evaluate investment with limited or no equities such as STR arbitrage. Since when the lease is up, you have nothing in the deal other than a few years old furniture, whose value would be limite...