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Johnny Utah asked me in a couple of other thread how I got started in RE investing, and I love talking about myself so here is a short (or short for me, you know I'm long winded) version.
I was living in the SF Bay A...
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I have really been marinating on Brandon’s LAPS acronym (Leads, Analysis, Proposals, Success) and trying to think about where the bottleneck is in my business. I have recently been wondering if my bottleneck has been...
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just wanted to get some other than my own insight on warzones. what makes them so undesirable to most investors. i think they are gold mines that are misunderstood and waiting to be tapped. a lot of buildings in wa...
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Hello BP,Looking to start a conversation on investing in Tampa, FL. Would love to speak with investors/agents/homeowners to learn more about the market - i.e. types of investments, pricing, property management, econom...
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Hello - I have a property that is a second home in PA that is a second home. Never rented the property. My plan has been to sell it (it's paid off) and use that as seed money to invest in TN. I listed it just after...
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Hello BP Compatriots! The last few posts were decently popular soooo.... I thought I would give it a go again. Here is my brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and/or financial markets for Dec 7th, 2023.
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I was wondering if most Airbnb hosts have a plan B in case their cleaner goes missing at the last minute. I have 3 cleaners assigned to the same property, so there's no danger of anything unpleasant happening.
Anothe...
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Hey Bigger Pockets community, my name is Taylor and I’m 18 years old. I’m going to college next year at either Baylor, SMU, or A&M to get a finance degree (if you have a better degree suggestion please tell me). I...
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Hello! I am a brand new investor with little to no real estate experience. My wife and I are moving back to Birmingham this summer, and I am planning to invest in real estate when we do. In your opinion, what is the b...
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I have never bought a house. I want to house hack using a 5% conventional loan. The triplex I'm looking at is listed at 130,000. Its in pretty decent shape other than some cleanup and foundation issues.
The 3 sty ho...