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Hello everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets and the real estate investment world. I have been reading, studying, creeping on the forums, listening to podcasts, etc. for months am finally feeling prepared and ready to s...
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So I'm in the learning phase of REI and want to start taking some action. I know I want to have buy and hold multi-unit properties but been a little confused what I should start with since I haven't had any experience...
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Hello! I joined the bp community well over a year ago but have only been reading the message boards and blog. I realized I have yet to introduce my self!My name is Samantha! My husband Marco and I are from Tacoma, WA....
I've been looking at HML to help fund spec home building and I'm not turned off by the higher rates but, I'd like to connect with private investors directly. So, my question is if I post in the marketplace that I a...
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Hi all!I need some advice. This has never happened to me before and I'm not sure how to handle it. When I went today to have my current tenants sign another one-year lease, I did an inspection of the property. To ...
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Was anyone flipping houses back in 2008? I got caught mid-flip and my projected returns were cut in half when I finally sold.Fast forward to today, and flips made up more than 6% of home sales last year, according to...
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Hello all!After two months of thorough research, my wife and I decided to take the leap into using Fund & Grow to fund our first rental property investment. We decided to use Fund & Grow (F&G) over other s...
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Hey y'all! So, I recently tried out my first home purchase with a company called Roofstock and had a terrible experience.This is round number 2!! Going with a company called Memphis Invest. They have a TON of good rev...
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The other day after work I got to my car and started checking my phone to respond to emails, check BiggerPockets and LinkedIn. After a while I realized that I had been sitting in my car responding to those in the real...
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I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...