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Hey Folks, I'm sure the answer varies by market and experience, but I wanted to see what advice some of you may have when considering professional management and STR. Here is the situation: I am purchasing a 2BR/2BA c...
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Hi all, I wanted to share my experience with my first project as a real estate invest
or.
I am 30 years old and live in Edmonton Alberta with my wife and three kids (2,4,5), I am a land surveyor and just starting my...
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In a world of APPS; what are some of your favorite apps for REI? I just purchased an IPAD for business purposes (tax write off). I have the MLS listing apps; such as Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin. I also have heard of...
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Hi Bigger Pockets -- I have a situation I'm not sure how to deal with, am hoping for your help. For context, I am a new investor who is househacking my first property; at this time I do not have a lawyer, and the hous...
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I recently listened to a podcast interview with a very accomplished and intelligent syndicator. He said that the annual return you anticipate for your investors needs to be at least equal to the rate of inflation in o...
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Hi All,
I am in the process of wrapping up my first project. As expected, I had some troubles with the GC on quality of work, what was agreed to VS what was done, etc. I have met a lot of good workers in di...
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Hello everyone, I am an aspiring real estate investor and would appreciate some help from you guys.I am 20 years old and have had a regular upbringing in a normal family, but through e-commerce made over 2 million dol...
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So we just bought a 3 bed 2 bath house from Freddie Mac for $24k (cash purchase). Yes a major fixer upper! I was telling an acquaintance about it and he said "oh you bought that?, I heard the bank foreclosed on the...
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I am looking to dive into Real estate full time. My question will I have any conflicting problems wholesaling property as a Licensed agent?