Karen Guo
Newbie investor looking for rental investing advice
Hi everyone, my name is Karen and I am a new investor. I’ve been interested in real estate investing since 2019 and have been watching videos, listening to podcasts, and reading books like Brandon Turner’s book on Ren...
Kevin Meyer
My first multi-family..can someone with more experience evaluate?
Hello I am getting into real estate investing. I am looking to use my VA loan on a "duplex" in Hawthorne, CA (near Space-x). Asking $895k, and I planned on offering $850k. The "duplex" is 3 bed 2 bath, but the master ...
James Carlson
Boulder County, Colorado streamlines STR regulation
For anyone who cares about STRs in Colorado, I just learned that Boulder County earlier this month passed new short-term rental regulations. I guess it's surprising to me that the law allows for true non-owner occupie...
Jacob Phillips
New to Real Estate, no background. 26 and working full time
Hello, everyone!I am new to Bigger Pockets and to the Real Estate world, with goals to invest in buy and hold rentals, especially multifamily.I turned 26 in December, and started my career as an orchard manager near m...
Timothy Church
Which loans to keep versus pay off?
Over the last few years of buying leveraged properties, I have amassed a decent amount of mortgage debt. I've decided to take a break from acquiring property (At least I say that. Who knows what will happen!) and to b...
Mary Stead
"The Crash" in Real Estate
Back in 2007-2008, the market "crashed". Can someone explain to me what that did to RE? I do not understand that if you had rental properties or lease option properties why did one loose their $$$, if they were making...
Austin Hughes
Zero deals & wildly successful.
I consider myself a huge success.&Yep, I still haven't done my first deal yet.Did any of you listen to the BP Podcast with Grant Cardone? In it, he said something profound. He said, "Success is not measured by com...
Courtney M.
Questions on evaluating multi-family
Hi, I happened to see a multifamily property come up in my husband's old neighborhood. I find it intriguing for a couple of reasons and wanted some input on how you would go about evaluating a deal like this.It's esse...
Nicholas LaGatta
Permitting Un-permitted Addition, Architect or Engineer Sign Off?
Far be it from me to dabble in grey areas of real estate investing...but I've got a question for those investors and contractors more familiar with dealing with the city of Atlanta than I am. I purchased a property w...
Brian C.
Life decision
Hello all, This is kind of a personal rant/ reflection so by no means do I expect many to read this. I'm at a crossroads in my life. I am frustrated with my job, and cannot take it anymore. It is at the point where I ...