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I am a new real estate investor, and my current strategy is to leverage the VA Loan with a 4-plex to reduce my monthly rent expense. The goal is to free up more money to reinvest. I am aiming to have a portfolio of 2-...
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After lurking for a long time I have decided to post. At 33 years old my wife and I have decided to look into building up a real estate portfolio to help supplement and possibly bring about sooner my retirement.Just ...
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Dear Real Estate Experts,
My name is Sohail Ahmed, and I am currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science in Pakistan. Alongside my studies, I am deeply interested in starting a career in real estate. I plan to mov...
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Happy Halloween BP Community!
My name is Giuseppe Natale, first time poster, long time reader. I am a 26-year old (newly minted) attorney from New Jersey. My question goes out to any fellow lawyers—or anyone with a...
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Hey Everyone,I am new to real estate, I have no prior experience and just now planning out my strategy and business to start my career. I was doing some reading in the forums, just looking for more knowledge, and saw ...
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Hello Everyone!My name is Lydia Woods and I live in Memphis, TN. I have been on BP for a few months now and decided it was time to do my introduction. I found BP while I was searching for information to learn more ab...
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Hey everyone,I’m 22 years old, live in Canada, interested in real estate, and wondering if you have any advice or tips to starting out. I’m looking into rental arbitrage deals or another way where I can invest in real...
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Hello,
I am recent graduate of Santa Clara University. I majored in Finance and minored in economics. I have been exposed to real estate throughout my entire life as my father is a successful/well-respected r...
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Hello everyone. I've lurked on this site for years but have yet to formally introduce myself. My name is Jeff and I currently reside in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. I am an energy attorney by trade but have always had ...
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Why can't there be a site like this for all industries? Just spending a few minutes on here has transformed my perception of real estate investing from something that scared the hell out of me into something that I am...