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Hi folks, I'm Steve, I actually joined up this site about 4 years ago when I was initially looking into investing. I guess at that stage I had a bit of a downward slope in my income and life situation however it has a...
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Hello! I am Shannon Mendez and live in Folsom, California, with my husband and two children. I have always wanted to invest in real estate, and my husband is finally on board (super important!). I am a Freelance Write...
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I'll be "retiring" to flip full time starting in August. I'll be moving to a new area (from Florida to Tennessee), and would much rather purchase a home than rent. Say I found a home I like for $200,000. Would a bank ...
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Hello I’m new to biggerpockets and was looking for advice on the best way to get into real estate based on my situation because I’m 21 and work 80 plus hours a week of construction and I don’t mind it but investing an...
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Hello Biggerpockets family!I hope everything is going great and you are crushing all of your goals for the year. My name is Kyle Fogg. I am a professional basketball player, currently living in Guangzhou China. This i...
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Hi everybody,I am new to real estate, here is an issue. I have bought and rehabbed a house, but it is now 100 days on the market and there is virtualy no interest in it from buyers. I found an agent in the area and li...
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I have had this flip on the market now for about six weeks; average DOM is about 5 weeks. It has gotten a lot of attention but only one low ball offer up to this point. The property is a fresh rehab that was very we...
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Has anyone out there ever had a successful transition between raising rents SIGNIFICANTLY after buying rental units? I expect in essence to ask some very nice, elderly people to give up their "homes" and would lik...
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Hello, I'm in the stage of figuring out where my money is going. When I hear people say, "Live off 50% of your income, invest/save the rest" how would I calculate that amount? I know the difference between GROSS and ...
is it a good or a bad idea, to decorate a house flip. Say I can get all the furniture and lights and decor for free. Will that make any profit or decrease value. Ignore my idea of its bad but I make minimum wage and c...