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I am at the end of a divorce and had to sell everything. My home is on the market for sale right now and when it sell I expect to have $100,000+ free cash and I want to but some rental properties to get cash flow goin...
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Investing in lower income neighborhoods is my niche. I was born and raised in the hood so I'm comfortable with these areas. Yes, the crime rate is higher than other areas, the schools are not as funded, and there are ...
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I'm a newbie from CA trying to invest in my first rental property in TX or some other states with healthy RE market (good cash flow and landlord friendly). After doing a lot of research, I heard a lot of different opi...
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Hello,Detroit! Good, bad, or ugly for buy and hold rental property? I'd love to hear your story. I'm researching markets for my first investment and I obviously want to go where the math makes sense. If you are a Detr...
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HI, I was just wondering if anyone is using Facebook, instagram, etc. to make informed decisions on potential tenants in addition to all other background checks and references. If so, how are you approaching the us...
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Hello all,
I have been a long time reader and thank all you guys for the feedback.
I am here to get feedback of some experienced investors to see if they can help me take the next step in my REI career.
I started i...
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I am looking for long-term rental property investment opportunities but none of the cities that are published as best places to invest meet the 1% rule. I looked into Huntsville, AL, and Columbus, OH which are referre...
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Whats up BiggerPockets!I have a question for you all:Why do you invest in real estate?I want to hear from all the investors on here and learn what is the biggest driver for real estate investors. I think one of the b...
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Hello BP peeps!My husband and I closed on our first SFH in a B+ neighborhood at the end of June. After a couple of weekends of hard work to get it where we wanted, we listed the property on Zillow, Trulia, Hotpads, C...