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Hello, my name is Matthew Perry. I purchased my first property, a duoplex, started a blog to record the adventure, and am very curious to learn more. I am just getting started, but I came across this site, and I am...
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Hey Guys,
I have heard all the benefits of having a website, and will absolutly be creating one soon. When you are starting out is one of the first steps creating a website? Or could I start putting up bandi...
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Hey fellow REI ! What a better way to start the New Year than by joining BP. My husband has listened to several podcasts and been on the forums and I am 'officially' jumping on the BP bandwagon. We are excited to be s...
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Hi, my name is Corbyn Doyle and my wife and I live in central OKC.
We are totally new to REI, and have come to this site looking for helpful knowledge in assessing a couple of deals that have been offered to ...
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Hello everyone! I have been a long time reader of BP, this is by far the best site for resources, knowledge and networking. My name is Usman, I currently manage a technology consulting firm in Dubai and Australia. ...
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Hello everyone! My name is Steve Sandoval. I'm currently employed as an IT Support person for a school district. I don't have any Real Estate experience other than going to a few seminars (Ron LeGrand, etc.), readi...
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Hi all, I'm Marjorie and I've just joined the BP community. I am a former academic starting a new life as a real estate investor (and writer, and lawyer, and ...)
In the next few months, I plan to purchase ...
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Hi everyone,
I just joined BiggerPockets and am excited to read through the wealth of information on this site and learn from all of you. I have been researching real estate for the past couple of years and ...
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Has anyone here marketed to private money lenders that they did not know? If so, what was your best strategy, or what worked best for you?
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Hello, my name is Matt. I've actually been following BP for a few years now but I'm hoping to go from "passive" to "active" member. In the last couple years I've bought my first investment property in a college t...