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Hi BP community!
After educating myself for some time, I’ve been making baby steps in developing my plan and strategy to purchase my 1st property.
I recently spoke with an investor friendly real estate agent and he ...
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I recently read an article that Memphis TN was an very good place for real estate investing. I have know for at least a year that a lot of foreign investors have been looking for property in the area. I also understa...
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Tiny housesPeople are living in these 150 to 350 sq ft mobile houses. I think it's a lifestyle thing because mass America wouldn't live this way.I would rather increase my income then have to live in such a small spac...
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Hi-
Happy Friday!
I got my 1st FSBO. I'm not experienced in this and am looking to my agent for assistance. I am willing to offer 1% to her for this. I found the house and saw it with the owners.
I've read other p...
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The California Dream For All program wants to help minorities own a home. How will they do it? By purchasing 45% of the home! The buyer gets in cheap because they only have to pay for 55% of the home, but then Big Bro...
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My mom had a stroke in April which has eliminated any possibility of her ever returning to her extremely stressful 7 job. She is still technically employed and earning an income while she still has sick hours, and she...
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Hey BiggerPockets Community,
I’m working with an organization that’s aiming to address affordable housing in a way that leverages time as a primary tool. Our belief is that real, sustainable affordability in housing ...
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I went for a revisit and coffee session today .After some time, her homes came up for conversation.
Here's the break down....
Five homes free and clear,
owner 82 years old/ daughter 55 years old
Income cashflow:$...
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Hey fellow BPers, I'm new to BP and to real estate. I had a discussion today with a mentor from the Doug Hopkins real estate program and they have a mentorship program where for one year I will have weekly calls with ...
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Up until now, I've been cheering the Fed on, grateful that Jerome Powell took his lumps for the way too easy money policies in late 2021, and cranked hard on interest rates to beat inflation. I think in 2022, this Fed...