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In what cities/neighborhoods would a turnkey property yield the best cash flow & appreciation?
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I posted this elsewhere but figured I'd share my 5+ year ongoing story of buying rental properties to encourage members here. Personal Background
Most of my childhood was spent growing up inside a tenant house on a...
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I write this as a career RE investor for 2 reasons: 1) Inexperienced investors might find a tidbit or two, and 2) that experienced investors might point me toward what is next for me.
I bought my first rental propert...
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I have two major issues with Bigger Pockets. Before I get to the issues I want to point out Bigger Pockets is a great website for networking, free information, investing strategies and many other things. Overall I t...
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Good morning, I am looking for my first investment property and wanted to get some advice. I pulled a HELOC (interest only) and unfortunately the money is sitting. I'm looking at homes in the Philly area up to 150k i...
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Hi All,
I've read some posts about achieving FIRE via real estate investing and I'm hoping to start doing that 2024. I don't really have much experience in this area and would love some advise. I'm currently in Phoen...
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In large markets what is anyone doing to compete with the guys that have a 20K per month marketing budget. Here in the Dallas Fort Worth area there are multiple Homevestor operations that spend this much or more. What...