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It's my honest opinion that "Bob" Kiyosaki is nothing but a clown in the financial porn circus. Perhaps, I gave the climactic ending of my message ahead of time. Perhaps.After many references in the podcasts, I decide...
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In Jan of this year I decided I was gonna become a RE investor. I started listening to podcasts 8hrs a day while at work and reading books at night. In the beginning of my research I thought it was gonna take me for...
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Hey Bigger Pockets! I just wanted to share that my business partner @Jason Fitzgerald Smith and I just closed our first wholesale deal. It has been about three months since we started marketing and we've received si...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Atlanta.
Purchase price: $179,000
Cash invested: $15,000
Lived in the property for 1 year.
Knocked down living room wall, replace...
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I was 32 years old with tons of college loans and starting a career as a producer of television commercials.
I wasn't looking to buy real estate, my brother was looking to buy so we had the NY Times paper open. Yes,...
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I just thought I would share because I'm pretty excited really!
Being rather intrigued with real estate since I was 20 or so I have finally acquired some property. Circa 2005-2006 I built a couple of spec houses and ...
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I've been so excited to see all of the creative strategies I've found on BP. And I love reading all of the success stories in this thread. It is inspiring me to get out of my old investing habits and try something new...
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Well I'm old now :( turned 30 today, As I look back over the past 5 years I am grateful for the success that has happened in my life and wanted to share a word of encouragement for those who are just getting started...
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I started off as a Police Officer at 22yrs old. While doing that I purchased my first home at 23yrs old. I bought a double home. Here in Cleveland that consists of an apartment on the bottom and an apartment above th...
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What’s the easiest way to become a millionaire? Buy $1M in real estate and use other people’s money (“OPM”) to pay it off over the next 20 years.
Prior to November 2017, my real estate portfolio consisted of one dup...