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Dear BP Community,I am a new investor looking to start my real estate investing career. I am currently an Active Duty Army SM and don't have the time or team to find deals. Nor do I have a specific state that I call h...
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Hello everyone!I’m new to the PB community and the world of REI, so figured I should introduce myself.I am originally from California (Redding), but I have been living in Indiana (south of Fort Wayne), for the past 7 ...
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Hello Bigger Pocketeers!
My partner (boyfriend) and I are planning for 2018 and wanting to up our real estate investing game! We currently have 2 flips under our belt and are actively searching for a multi family to...
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I've used SmartMove for my last 3 tenants and have had good experiences with all of them, but I'm currently trying to screen a tenant with SmartMove and 1) I can't tell if I'm still receiving a BP discount because it ...
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Hi,I was wondering how and if my wife could qualify as an RE professional for tax purposes? I would love to be able to write-off some of my W-2 income.She is a stay at home mom with our 1 year old son, and uses her fr...
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Hello All - I spent the day door knocking on pre-forclosures and thought I'd share my results. I knocked on 12 doors, talked to 4 owners + 1 Facebook lead. Drove about 110 miles and actually had quite a bit of fun. I ...
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I have been checking into this idea - find vacant land, determine it's general suitability, find developer and sign the option to lease. I found there's not too much people talking about this idea here so I want to op...
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Afternoon BiggerPockets Tribe! I have a 38 unit mini-storage building under contract. It is a one 2800 sq ft building facility (built in 2004) on approx. 1 acre of land. With the opportunity to build more buildings an...
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Hi BiggerPockets,
I have researched articles but did not find detailed steps and things to do while buying a property (SFH, duplex, triplex, quads). Please kindly take some time and make this into very concis...