Hello BP, my question is should I become a licensed real estate agent? I've heard this will give me a competitive advantage. I do not want to be a realtor, full time at least. I have a good job, and I am going back to...
Finding the Deals
• Place this classic ad in your local paper’s real estate section to appear on Sunday: If you can afford to run 7 days a week, then you won’t miss any sellers who need to act fast, Negotiate with th...
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I'm 32 living paycheck to paycheck in San Diego and have nothing to really show for it. I make $60-70,000 a year as well as an hvac service technician, my plan is to move in with some family, save about $10,000 and mo...
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Good Day All. It seems to me that so many BP or successful REI stories are about scoring properties at a steal, and following up with potential sellers with umpteem phone calls to convince them into selling their hom...
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Hello All! This is my first post on the Bigger Pockets forums so i'm very excited! To give you a little background on myself, I am 30 years old and hope to soon be a first home buyer. I have no savings but i have a 40...
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Hello everyone. I met my neighbors today and they are a couple that have been doing renovations across the street. I'm always on the look out and I struck up conversation. I asked them if they are flipping the house, ...
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I was in the process of talking to different folks to build my team prior to seriously considering a off-market 6 million deal in Fortworth/Arlington Texas area.
I called this tax attorney, who scared the heck out of...
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Hey all,
After thinking it over I decided to create a new thread.
I am a small time passive real estate investor who has ambitions to expand greatly, first to $20M and perhaps maybe more. i guess I will give a lit...
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Hi There,
I am 27 years old and I want to continue in investing in real estate. I started investing in the stock market when I was about 17 and have done well. I made enough money to buy my first house one year ago.
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