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I'm curious as to how many of you SUCCESSFUL investors attend college (how many years) and what did you study? are you doing both what you studied and real estate? or only real estate?
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After hanging around these forums for about half a year now, I've noticed that the word "Guru" gets tossed around quite a bit, and (understandably) not in a good way. It's a label that tends to be used interchangeably...
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Hi all! I'm just curious, what are you trying to accomplish? What will it look like when you have succeeded? What empire are you building? If you care to share! I thought it could be a good discussion. I'm curious how...
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I am looking at an elementary school that has been abandoned. I am thinking I can turn classrooms into several small pods or rooms like a hostel. put in a pool and some nice common areas to make it kind of a pod resor...
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As an owner of a general contracting business, I get to experience the growing shortage of trained workers on the front lines. Things have been changing. So many retiring and so little learning these trades. As a stud...
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I am looking at SFR properties to buy in Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Encino, Hidden Hills... You can buy a nice 3BR/2BA or even bigger, remodeled with pool, in the range of 600-800. Which is hardly their 2007 pre-crash p...
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Hi All,I am currently exploring investing/buying a unit in Tulum, Mexico. Any advice or things to look out for would be greatly appreciated! I will likely buy with cash and not hold a mortgage. If you have invested in...
Excuse what is going to be a long rant - for the sake of my sanity I need to get this off my chest. I have another username on Biggerpockets (no, Adam Smith is not my real) which is my real name - but for this post I ...