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Hi, I'm very new to real estate investing and I hope to get connected to people who can help me start on this journey. I'm based in Illinois, but I'm also looking to try to invest out of state.
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Hi Everybody!My name is Karen Saxon. I live in Little Rock, AR, with my husband, Ben. He and I were both going to post our introductions today but then we thought that might be like showing up at the Bigger Pockets Gy...
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My husband is working full-time at his job which pays well but is full of stress and long hours making it difficult to spend enough time on real estate. We want to get him out ASAP and transition him into working full...
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I have two single family homes that are rentals in two different college towns. I have owned one for 10 years and the other for 5 years. I am a college prof and have lived in college towns most of my adult life. I fee...
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I am buying (2) duplexes next week, and one of the "challenges" posed by the Listing agent is how to transfer Leases as I'll be assuming those next week. Should I ask the current property manager to amend their lease...
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Actually, is this new? I have a dream of creating an non-assisted living facility for those over 50, probably singles, who are in transition or who want to have the ability to jet off and not worry about maintenance ...
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Hi everyone, this is my first post! I found this forum through the audiobook Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate.
I live in the Bay Area in CA, but have invested in Florida, where I fully own three t...
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I am in the process of purchasing two 4 unit buildings in Phoenix AZ. Each of these are below market rents, but also in a part of town that is slowly trending in the right direction and is currently a C+ neighborhood...
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Like the title says, has anyone explored avenues of using DoD Skillbridge to transition into the real estate “workforce”?I’m thinking of getting out soon and am tempted to try this.
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Hi Folks, Can someone please help me with my dilemma here? The floors in our property (which is going through rehab) are not level. We have an option to add a transition material(cheaper option) or we need to level th...