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Hey everyone!My name is Brandon Thomas and I’m new to the BP community and fairly new to real estate investing. I’ve been coast to coast, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. I...
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Hi all, I've been lurking in the BP shadows for long enough and finally decided to dive in head first to truly get the most out of what this platform has to offer. A little about me; I am located in Houston Texas (pre...
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Greetings all,
Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my post. I am looking to start an investing business here in the Bay Area and am fortunate enough to have a good amount of capital to begin wit...
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As a new investor, how do you separate all of these real estate gurus. I'm talking about the best from all the rest. I have given myself 4 years to accomplish my goals and really don't have the time to read every gu...
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Hi,
My names Philip Sigillito and I guess I kinda lied in the title. I'm technically from South Sioux City Nebraska but that is harder to explain. I'm an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer feeling out what I would li...
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Hello Everyone,My name is Alex Kvasnikov. It is indeed Russian. I hail from Siskiyou County California. The REAL northern California! We moved out here from the Bay Area after my father retired from Ampex corp in Redw...
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Hi All, Been listening in the eaves but new to BP. My husband and I live in San Diego and recently bought our first two properties. Both are student rentals near University of Akron ( my family is from there so lots ...
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Hello everyone,What's the deal with real estate tax firms disguising sales pitches as "consultations?" Twice now, I've gone to the "big guys" to hire a tax advisor/strategist to help with our two new properties: one...
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Hello everyone! I have been listening off and on to the biggerpockets podcast and having "we should get into real estate" talks with my partner for about a year now. I recently picked up The Book on Rental Property In...
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My partners and I have been purchasing properties in Indianapolis using the BRRR method. We are looking to expand our efforts into a few other markets. First step would be getting a team in place to help carry out o...