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I posted a thread a few days ago called why do we invest? There were a lot of good replies on that thread with many bigger pockets members listing their goal of 5000, 10,000, 12,000, or $20,000, per month for retireme...
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Just in case any of you guys who are in the central Maryland area (probably those of you more Baltimore-centric) were wondering about the local REIA, I'd like to offer my insight. I had the opportunity of attending an...
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Hello BP,Long time lurker, looking for my first property, aiming for a live in multifamily. We’ll live in for the first few years, hopefully having $1,000 per month from having no rent.I’m a bit long winded, so I apo...
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This may be in an old thread somewhere, but I figured asking directly would be easier than digging. So I am fairly new to this and currently only have 1 rental house. So I recently had my first tenants break the lease...
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I’m new to this real estate investing world. I been reading books but have not got hands on experience yet. I’m interested in the multi-family niche. What is a way I can get started with the little capital that I have...
Hello All,
First off, an intro. My name is Ryan Shafer I am 42 years old married with 4 children. I am a full time Firefighter/Paramedic and I also own a masonry and concrete company for about 15 years. Prior to tha...
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Hi BPrs. I ready the article below and couldn't help but to think real estate! Right now we have a sever housing shortage, but maybe population decline will help that (by the end of the century). The article also doe...
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I'm very new to BP and real estate in general and I'm finding it very nice but odd to me that I'm getting contacted by so many nice people offering advice. I appreciate all of it knowing how valuable people's time is ...
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Hello BiggerPockets!!!First off, I'd like to say that this has been a long time coming, I've been lurking this forum for about half a year now and have been absorbing all of the knowledge I possibly can. It's been pai...
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I am 20 years old and bought a new car last year not realizing at the time that it wasn’t the best idea because of the debt it has put me in. I am currently able to pay off the total balance but am having a hard time ...