John Lawson
Real Estate in Bakersfield CA
I am interested in the real estate market in Bakersfield CA. I am a newbie, and looking to purchase my first property within the next year. I am interested in buying either a single family residence or a 2-4 unit mult...
Karen Parker
Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
I was wondering if anyone could tell me which process is the most harmful to your credit, Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure or a short sale?
Robert T Boll
Investing out of state
This is my first post so bare with me. I recently bought a duplex here in San Diego, and I am saving to buy another income property. With prices so high here in San Diego I've been debating on looking out of state. No...
Patrick McGowen
Market Changes
A common mistake that new investors make is to assume the market will continue to behave how it has in the recent past. Having many years of experience and seeing the market change over time, can inform investors mak...
Gabriel Graumann
What to Do Right Now
It's easy to buy into the narrative that we are living in uncertain or unique times. While there may be a small element of truth in those statements, the truth is that nothing we are experiencing now and likely are to...
Dan MacDonald
Automated monthly newsletter to clients?
Dear fellow realtors,
Can anyone recommend a monthly newsletter provider?
I'd like to start sending newsletters to my clients as a way to stay in touch with them, and I understand that there are a lot o...
Trevor Fleck
Young, motivated, and willing to learn first-time investor from Raleigh, NC
My name is Trevor and, at 30 years old, I find myself trapped in an office working for the Federal Government. Like many, I humbly want to learn all I can about real estate investment and hope to build wealth over tim...
Ricky Plemons
New member from Atlanta
Hey everybody! Nice to meet you all, my name is Ricky and I'm brand new to BiggerPockets. I was referred to this site by a buddy of mine with similar goals as myself and am so glad he told me about it. I'm 26 years ol...
Joshua W.
Does our personal letter STAND OUT?
Would you open our envelope (picture in comments) and read our letter? How can we make it stronger? What type of follow up would you send? How soon after the original letters?We've read a lot about "yellow letters" an...
Matt O'Meara
New member - Atlanta, GA
Hello BP, my name is Matt and I live in Atlanta. I've been looking to invest in my first property, and internet research led me to BP where I've been lurking for a few weeks. I am currently looking at MFH units, but a...