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Other than owning my own home, I have no experience but I'm eager to learn. My primary goal is to purchase and hold a few Single Family Homes as investments to broaden out my retirement assets. Im reading and listenin...
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Hi my name is Stephen Benson I am new to BP I am loving it I am on here all the time reading and listening to podcasts. I am truly inspired. I am a firefighter paramedic in longview Tx a 100k population town 2 hours e...
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In most states it is now time to consider running for political office... no, not the big offices, the small important ones:
City or Borough Council, County Commissioner or Supervisor, School Board, Tax Collector, T...
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G'Day Bigger Pockets,I hope you guys are smashing your goals for this year.I wanted to inspire you today and share my success story. This is one of the proudest moments of my life as a business owner and entrepreneur....
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I joined BiggerPockets a few years ago when I was researching ways to build wealth. I logged in Browsed a bit, got distracted and didn't come back. About 9 months ago I logged back in and started reading forum posts...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Biddeford.
Purchase price: $190,000
Cash invested: $31,000
bought it for 2 years doing a buy and hold or a brrrr but we will be r...
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Hi BP!Just wanted to share one of the most exciting things that "accidentally" happened to me. Back in Sept, 2016 I was just 9 months into real estate investing and I was browsing Zillow for fun as I usually do. Manag...
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Top Questions to Ask a CRE Brokerfrom Grant CardoneIf you haven't heard of Grant Cardone, I recommend that you check him out his YouTube channel Real Estate Investing Made Simple and on iTunes at The Cardone Zone or r...
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I’ve been reading the BP blogs and books, and listening to all the podcasts over the past few years but have rarely posted. I wanted to finally share my real story and get more involved here on BP …. sorry it’s a bit ...
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So happy to say we just closed on our 9th SFH. Sweet little 3 bed 1 bath. Pretty much move - in ready. Gutters need cleaned and needs a couple bedroom doors. Low 20s and should rent for $650 / month. One of the ...