Hey BiggerPockets! Chris here. I'm a software engineer here in San Francisco. Working for Trulia has got me thinking a lot about real estate. The last few weeks I've been reading some books and doing research on real ...
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Flip Flops & TravelMy goal when I got into real estate was to be able to wear flip flops every day, wake up whenever I want, and be able to travel. If Not Now, When?I've been back and forth on the right time to do...
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Hey everyone! First of all thanks for reading this and if you reply double thanks
I feel like I have been looking to invest for years and have paralyzed myself from action.
I know my path out of the rat race and c...
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I like to drive neighborhoods and look for run down properties. I feel this is a very targeted approach with better success ratios especially on specific streets or pockets I want to invest in, but I'd like to bran...
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Hi, long time listener, first time caller, I just made this account today to post.I'm starting my final year of undergrad with a job offer to work remotely at a small tech company. It's not a mind-boggling salary, but...
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There needs to be a lightening up here...so I'll start it. Any political jokes will result in a beerboarding - and not with good beer, we're talking Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Got this one today from a realtor:
One Sunday,...
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After I’m done with school in August, I’m thinking about buying a single family living in it for a year or two and renting out the other rooms.After doing this, I’d like to move out of the single family and keep it as...
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I am about to go take a look at a house that I have been pursuing for 10 months. I am bringing an inspector and 4 other people which will help me review the property, make auto-cad drawings and extra sets of eyes on p...
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Hello everyone, my name is Matt and I'm new to Bigger Pockets. I started working residential rehab at 17 and somehow drifted over to road construction. I'm 27 now, in California, and my heart has never left rehabbi...
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Hello everybody!Are there any good short term rental property managements in south Florida? I have a fourplex in pompano beach I’m interested to try short term rental with. If you also have any advice for me, let me k...