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Hey everyone, first post on BP but been lurking for a bit. I know many people on here have started their REI journey with single family and other small investments. Some "gurus" out there say to skip the small stuff a...
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Hello bay area dwellers,I have been thinking of getting started in real estate by investing in a (MFR) in the bay area. I crunched some numbers to come up with cities that offer highest rent/price ratio (in theory) wh...
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Hey, bigger pockets family. I'm really struggling and getting burnt out with trying to own 3 rental properties on my own with no experience and trying to manage and learn every aspect myself. How can I reduce this str...
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Hey BP,I'm relatively new as a real estate agent, but one of my main goals are to become a successful investor, focusing on building a portfolio of rental properties (hard to find cash-flowing properties in the Northe...
Hey BP'ers,I'm a huge fan of Dave Ramsey and his philosophy of being debt free yet I also have goals of owning rental property and cashflowing $10,000/month from rentals.I would love to create a strategy of buying ren...
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Now that I have your attention, I'm open for suggestions as to how we avoid the inevitable.
I've been reading and studying up on the financial problems that keep growing here in the U.S. Here is an article that has s...
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Hi everyone - I'm about to start my first job after college (in the DC area) and have recently started to learn about real estate investing as a side project. I'm curious as to what % of my income I should look to set...