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Hi BiggerPockets! My name is Xa (it's really Alexa, but my friends call me Xa), and I live in Washington, DC. I am a government consultant and am looking to invest in my first investment property in the coming months!...
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Hi! I am a long time lurker on BP and a newbie in the world of real estate. I currently have three properties that are rented out and am working on my fourth deal now. I found an investor looking to sale his prpert...
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Good Morning all,I am happy to say I will be closing on my first rental property at the beginning of March! Would love some tips for a first time investor? property management? umbrella policy size since it will be in...
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Hello everyone!I am a new college graduate from Arizona State University. Born and raised in AZ, I completed my Masters in Chemical Engineering this past May, 2015. After receiving my first job in the semiconductor ...
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Hi all, I am Jack, a super rookie investor based in the Bay area. My partner and I earned fairly ok on W2s, and we have just started buying real estate since 2021 - bought our primary home (3B TH) in Mountain View in ...
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Hey guys, i really messed up. Out of desperation i bought a house for my family, we were pushed out of the west due to housing prices. Its a freddie mac home that requires us to keep it as our primary residence for ...
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good morning! I currently have a deal under contract that's a fixer upper,that I shopped around on Zillow, Craiglist,etc and got a call from a realtor yesterday that a young couple wants to buy the house as their firs...
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I'm looking for tips on how to bypass the minimum 1-year requirement on an FHA Loan. I am currently house hacking a duplex I bought in March 2019 and just recently bought a SFH on June 1st. The duplex is under an FHA ...
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I am looking at investing in an oceanfront town on the Jersey Shore for AirBNB potential. I like the property for this use or personal, so I'm not sure how I want to proceed.
Property Type: 2 bedroom, block to the be...
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I just wanted to ask what people's opinions were of the Real Estate Gurus like Robert Kiyosaki, Trump, Carlton Sheets, etc..... Specifically about their education seminars and classes they offer.
I just returned fro...