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Hello everyone,Im just starting to get my feet wet in real estate investing so I'm going to go ahead and apologize for all of the dumb questions I'll be asking haha.Now that that's out of the way, my name is Matt. I'v...
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It isn't anything new and it has been well documented (whether you are aware of it or not). I'm curious to know if there are any personal experiences with redlining for those seeking conventional mortgages, especially...
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And how do you find them?Ok, I know that's subjective and very vague, let me backup and provide some context. We started our REI a year ago with one single family property with a popular Memphis turnkey provider on th...
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Pursing a first-time home purchase and FI (financial independence) seems not possible from my position. Do you agree? What am I not considering? Should I change my risk-tolerance in order to pursue both goals? Any gui...
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I have 60k cash saved up to put into use. I live in Staten Island a rough area in real estate! It’s expensive here so just trying to here what some people would do with 60k the best way to make it stretch and put it i...
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I mentioned in my introductory post that I would attempt to chronicle my experiences as a first-time real estate investor here, in the hopes that some other new investors may relate to them and maybe even find them he...
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Hello all, I really appreciate all the feedback I get on my questions I ask, and try to contribute to the community with my personal advice as much as possible, but here's another question.
I have been a buy ...
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Just like it says, are there any very young investors out here on bigger pockets?
One of the hardest things for me is finding someone in the same age group as I am (teenager, almost adult tho =]) ...
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Real estate is a HUGE industry. I won't name all the different asset classes but each asset class can be broken down three to four times.My biggest frustration is the idea that agents are okay to FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE...
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I live in Humboldt county, in McKinleyville. Is there any investors in the forum in the Eureka and/or Redding area?