James Boprie
My first sit down with an experienced investor
I've recently been put in touch with an experienced investor who owns "A lot" of properties. We're supposed to meet and sit down for lunch within the next few days. On my end I'm trying to see if he'd be a decent ment...
Jacob Brenyo
What makes a great STR real estate agent?
I’m a broker here in Central Florida and am curious to hear opinions on what makes a great STR real estate agent? Is it local knowledge about any given area? Experience in selling short term rentals? Connections to ve...
Rodney Dawkins
Avenues for wholesale investment
Through conversations with a few investors and investor brokers, I am getting the thought that as a wholesaler, it's best to find properties that either have not hit the mls yet and or have just hit the mls for no mor...
Vinay C.
Closed my first house hacking deal in Los Angeles (LA) - Part 1
Hello BiggerPockets Family,I wanted to share my first purchase that I closed in LA back in August 2017. Now that the dust has settled, here is my story. I hope this reminds beginners like me that it is possible to pur...
Account Closed
Should I Move or Should I stay?
Hello BP! I have a decision to make come 2016 and need your help deciding.For 2016 my number 1 goal is to buy my first rental property! I currently live in NYC and plan to buy my first property in Albany, NY which is ...
Shawn Lowery
Flip Success! Detailed summary and photos
Flip Summary - Royersford, PADeal SummaryI came across this opportunity as a straight referral to list the seller’s home traditionally as a licensed agent. Upon our initial conversation, her extreme level of motivati...
Stace Breland
Confused on where to start
Hey all. Very confused on where to start with sooo much info out there so let me tell you where I’ve come from. So I guess I am new to investing… kinda. I actually had a failed rental home years ago due to it being s...
Michael Kissel
CapEx killing cash flow analysis
I've been looking for my first rental property in Buffalo, NY area and using the rental property analysis tool from this site to do evaluations. I use estimates of 5% vacancy, 5% repair & maintenance and 10% cape...
Michelle Park Senyard
ADUs in North County San Deigo
In addition to our long-distance real estate investment, my husband and I want to build out an attached ADU out of our 3rd garage port. Does anyone have experience, successes, or failures they learned from, while buil...
Matthew Sutton
$100,000 to get started.....
Okay, this is only my second post. I'm sure I'll take a few months before I figure out exactly which strategy I want to go with. It'll be completely passive over the next few years since I have a career that I enjoy...