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Hello! My name is Wendell, I am 26 years old and I am brand new to BiggerPockets, already love all the support and information in the community.I just wanted to layout where I am at in my investment journey as well as...
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Hello,My name is Carl from Eastvale, California.I'm highly interested in purchasing my first rental property, but have no idea where to start. I have some money saved up and am convinced that my only option is out-of-...
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So I have a 1 property that I short term rent and rent an apartment for now. I am looking to buy a 2nd property and possibly live in it as the goal is to buy 1 property over the next 5 years. Any advices on t he 2nd p...
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Hi everyone!I am new to this forum and my husband and I are a younger couple interested in building our real estate portfolio. We live in the Bay Area where prices are notoriously expensive. The question that I have i...
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Hey fellow-BPers,I'm on my second flip in the Austin market (this one is Pflugerville/Round Rock) and own another rental in Florida, but my long term strategy is to get more buy-and-hold here in this (greater Austin) ...
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I've been investing in real estate for a little over three years now. Many of my family and friends say I'm crazy to be investing, especially with the time I spend working on my properties. I sub out some of my work...
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Does anyone have a good recommendation for getting a property insurance policy in Louisiana? I have a long-term rental property in Baton Rouge and need to find new coverage since my current insurer isn't writing in th...
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I was playing a version of Monopoly with my 7 year-old son and 5 year-old daughter last week. My daughter managed to put together the highly sought after Boardwalk - Park Place monopoly and ultimately rode it to a con...
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Hello everyone! My name is Nicholas Dick, and along with my wife, I am attempting to "break into" the exciting world of Real Estate Investing. I've done plenty of research on these forums and blogs, as well as wi...
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Hey everyone, I signed up on this site a while ago and haven't posted much but have been reading and listening to podcasts and I am ready to take some action.A Little about me and my situation:My wife is self employed...