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Hello BiggerPockets Community! My name is Mike Keating and I am an active duty Navy Submarine Officer living in the Northern Virginia area. I have 12 years active duty and only another 8 more until I retire!...
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New investor looking to close on several of our first buy and hold deals in the next few weeks. I'm also a stay at home mom and I'm finding the adjustment to this 'work load' a tad overwhelming. Young kids do not unde...
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Hi everyone my name is Elia and I am new here. I have 2 short-term rentals in WNC, one long-term rental in AZ currently for sale, 2 lots for sale, and a fixer-upper to be fixed. My husband and I are ready to fully gro...
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Hey folks - I’m interested to hear how others have gotten past funding bottlenecks for new construction projects. I’ve had success with infill development, exiting through a sale at the end, but have reached a bottlen...
Hello BiggerPockets! My name is Liam and I'm an aspiring real estate investor. This is my first post on BiggerPockets so I hope it doesn't sound silly.
I am in the "Strategy" phase of my first investment experience ...
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Hello! I'm looking at an interesting investment, but I need your advice on how to seal the deal.I'm talking to an elderly gentleman in his 70s, who still manages 100+ units(!!). He wants to make me a "sweet-heart of a...
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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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I currently own a few rentals in different states, but since getting my real estate license i have started looking at family and friends for prospecting new deals as a new agent.I have a family member who has been ren...
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I’m new to investing, have about 25-30k for down payment on something. Been looking in the Alabama area an SFH. I know a lot you don’t recommend it but I’m looking for something with tenants already in place. I also w...
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Hi BiggerPockets!I'm a Seattleite, and while I have a few RE transactions under my belt, I've only recently changed my mind-set to that of an investor. BiggerPockets has already been an invaluable resource for me, and...