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Hello everyone! I'm a new member looking for advice about an opportunity I've been given.Due to my new job at a large mortgage lender, I started listening to BiggerPockets to familiarize myself with the real estate in...
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Hi Everyone,I've been lurking on here for awhile and figured it would be a good time to make an intro post. I just got off a deployment in the military and now with the capital I have and the VA home loan available to...
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My sister and I are starting out in real estate investing. We are from rural upstate new york has anyone else had success investing in rural areas? Eventually we could invest in rochester, binghamton, ithaca or elmira...
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Hi Everyone,
I'm an aspiring investor living in San Diego, CA looking to buy rental properties in Cleveland, OH. I'm posting this in the forum in hope of connecting with some of Cleveland's local players. I've tried ...
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Hello All-I'm new to BP, but have a question for all of you investors out there. If I bid on behalf of an investor (via power of attorney for example), how much should I be asking to get paid? I would bid M-F (if au...
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I am curious to know how your underwriting has been since the pandemic hit this year? With lenders requiring an additional 6-12 months of P&I reserves, rent growth is a big question mark and understanding your ten...
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I’m looking for some advice on whether I should sell my condo I rent in Boston and use the equity to get into my first duplex or triplex out of the area. When I first purchased my condo about 8 years ago I didn’t real...
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I have owned a duplex for several years. It cash flows well and a lot of equity. It is unlikely that I will leave my W-2 job but my end goals with real estate are to grow my portfolio so that (1) pay for my kid's coll...
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