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Hey BiggerPockets fam,
My name's Lawrence Bland, and let me tell you, I'm itching to get back into the real estate game! For 18 years, I thrived as a mortgage broker in Texas, helping countless families achieve their...
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I have an investment property that I bought as my primary home awhile back in Bend, OR. I have $180K on the mortgage and since I bought pre-pandemic, the property has accrued a good amount of equity (I could likely se...
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After several months of hard work - we have finally finished the first version of the BiggerPockets iPhone App!
This App is going to help you stay up to date with all the best real estate investing content from Big...
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Hey Everyone --
I am excited to announce the release of our new 'beta' program for BPInsights (beta basically means a testing phase in software-speak). This is a project we’ve been working on for a few months, and ...
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Hello all ~ I'm in the beginning stages of putting together my investment strategy for Atlanta and just considering every possibility. I was wondering if anyone had any experiences (positive/negative) with Airbnb ren...
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Hello, BP,One of my friends invested in a pre-funded 1st lien rehab loan in Patchogue, NY with one crowdfunding platform (many bpers are familiar with this platform ) , the loan has missed payment since March, 2016, b...
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Wondering if someone can give some newbies advice. We are looking at making our first purchase of a single-family home rental property out of state. The particular home is $200 K and we could supply 20% down. We just ...
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Hello everyone,
I just posted my first question on one of the forums and figured I needed to introduce myself to the BP community. I’m new to BP and real estate investing in general. My wife and I recently moved to...
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The lenders that I have come across have all asked that my fico be at a 680 or above to start doing business with them. I was trying find out if anyone knew a Lindethat was willing to work with a 640 score 644
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Hello BiggerPockets! My name is Sean O'Connor and I'm a 28 year old aspiring investor from Atlanta with hopes of having at least 100 plus units by the end of next year. I am looking to network with investors, contract...