I'm new to real estate investing and am prepared to make my first purchase. Regarding financing I have a few questions; here's the scenerio:a) 3 unit property with an 11.25 cap rate -- excellent location: 1 block from...

Hi everyone!  I've been "lurking" here on Bigger Pockets for a little while now, so excited to finally get my introduction out of the way.I hail from Hoboken, NJ -- just outside NYC -- and consider myself mostly a new...

I've been watching out for possible Jersey Shore vacation rental deals for a while now and might have found one for which the numbers work.  Does anyone out there have experience analyzing such deals?  Looking for hel...

The end goal is to own 63 properties in 7 university markets with nearly 3,000+ beds. However, the addressable market still consists of more than 6.3 million students in 280 markets, based on my target market of Histo...

Hello Bigger Bigger Pockets!My name is Chris and......I've finally taken the first step and made an account here on the site.  I've been listening to the podcasts, stalking the forums and reading the articles and deci...

Hello everyone! My name is Alec and I am an aspiring real estate investor from Grand Forks, North Dakota. I've been a member of the BiggerPockets community now for about a year, but I am just now getting serious about...

New member from Colorado Springs. I'm looking forward to the interaction and information and education. Have a great day

The company I currently work for  is going to sell or spin off the company and the new company will have a new 401k plan . What are my options with my old 401k plan after this happens?

I'm looking at using investor funds to purchase a property out of state.  I was talking with an investor friend of mine that is terrified of doing this, as he's been advised by his attorney that this involves issues w...

I'm trying to crunch some numbers for purchase of an 8 plex. Can someone give me an apx price for insurance? I know this varies greatly, just trying to get an idea. Thanks so much!!Shannon