Hello everyone,
I have been looking through the site for the last couple of days and have found so much useful information. I have owned a SF rental in Virginia for a long time and my wife and I also have a townhous...
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I'm new here and I wanted to hear some stories about how people got into real estate investing. How old were you when you got started in real estate investing? How did you get started?
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Hi, my name is Michael and I'm new here. :)A little background.I am what I call an accidental investor. Basically, I bought a condo in San Mateo but I had to move out of the area for work during the housing crash. I c...
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I have a turn-key rental with Mack Companies in suburban Chicago that has been vacant for FOUR MONTHS!A small sample of my issues with the management:Finding out a tenant has moved out weeks after the fact. When the m...
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Class AMountain Brook - https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/al/mountain-brookHomewood - https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/al/homewoodVestavia Hills - https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/al/vestavia-hillsHoover - https://w...
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Dear wise real estate investors,I am small time. Just own one rental property (outright), which is worth about $160k. I am wondering if I should take out a mortgage on it. Here are my considerations:I will be leavi...
i am evaluating a multi-family investment opportunity in Houston. The financials make sense. What other key factors should I look into?
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I have a question regarding which loan to use for my rental properties. Here is some background on me. I am 51 years old and am just beginning my real estate portfolio. I have a good paying, secure job making 6 figure...
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I, like many, started out in single-family and small multifamily rentals. I enjoyed it, put a lot of sweat equity into it, and did pretty well over the years. I got wind of larger multifamily and thought it seemed mor...
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BiggerPockets is a great place to come learn about real estate and network with other investors. Our members run the entire spectrum, from newbie to expert, wholesalers, flippers, landlords, and professionals like att...