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Hey everyone,
My name is Peter Firehock, a lifelong resident of Alexandria, Virginia. I work as an acquisitions associate with BPG Holdings, a local real estate investment fund in Alexandria, and also work as a realt...
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Hey BiggerPockets community!
I’m analyzing a potential deal in Florida, but there’s a catch—it’s in an AE (High-Risk) flood zone. Hurricane Milton recently caused widespread flooding, yet this house remained unaffect...
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I have a home I have put on the market to rent, using a property management company. Is there any reason I shouldn't offer rent-to-own financing? I got the house at sufficient price that it would make sense as both ...
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Hi there, I have never owned my own home before, but my income is 6 figures, my credit is great and my DTI is below 5%. My issue is that I live in SoCal and I do not wish to Invest here since property values are alrea...
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We're in a financial meltdown,imo and we keep hearing about that rotten Bush and the spending on Iraq war.
When will current pres start taking some responsibility for his part in our mess? According to the CBO, h...
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I've read a lot and listen to almost all of the podcasts. I've analyzed numbers, and to me it comes down a simple two step program for success. Any more that this, and you're getting into the weeds.Step #1: Buy a n...
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I'm very new to this and have only recently started researching real estate investment, so please excuse my ignorance (as this post will probably be riddled with it). My childhood best friend and I are in the process ...
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Hello BP,
I joined this week and new to real estate investing - rental is the way I want to go. I found a 8 unit apartment building $400k and have about 40k to use. Learned at the webinar this week that I need 20% ...
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What's your financial freedom #? How do you plan to get there? And how far are you now?To clarify, this is based purely on passive cash flow. Meaning, how much money comes to your mailbox each month without having to ...
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Hey guys, I wanted to start a thread and ask why more investors are not virtually investing out of state? As a Canadian, I've been forced to invest out of country to seek returns that i cannot dream to find here in Ca...