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I am 23 years old in NYC. I work as maintenance superintendent at a commercial building (about 80 000 sq ft) (4 years experience).So I love working in the Real Estate industry, And my goal is to start investing.But I ...
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Hi everyone, I am new to the forum and to investing (I am currently working on my first deal) and I have set myself a goal. I want to have an annual income of 500,000 by 2030. Now I have the advantage of having a pret...
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I strongly believe whether or not you use debt or don't use debt to buy real estate, it is important to pay off debt that is not related to your RE investments. All of that interest your paying is money that could b...
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I highly recommend that people track their personal finances, especially beginners that are just learning about real estate. I use (obsess?) mint.com, but there are lots of platforms and other's that have come up in f...
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Our very own Scott Trench has written an amazing book called Set For Life: Dominate Life, Money and the American Dream . On this episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, he talks about his book, how to get ahead in life,...
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I'm sure there are articles on this if you want to link them, but I was wondering what the options are. As someone who is considering going full FIRE / quitting my job and doing what is enjoyable, how do people get by...
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Ok, hypothetical, but will become realistic I am 22 and I make 140k a year. I live off of 36k and want to invest the rest into real estate. The goal is to create an investing business where all profits can be retaine...
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vacancies!tenant moves out (got married)- $1,100 - paint - it's a 1050 sq house with empty basement- $100 - clean the house- $1,200 - list with MLS - 1 month's rent . (dont even try to tell me i should list it on my o...
Hi - We are moving out of our 2/1 paid for house to a home with mortgage in Oak Cliff, Dallas, a very hot area experiencing gentrification and rapidly climbing real estate prices. The home is a well cared for 1920's h...
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Hi guys,This question will probably be more easily answered by those that have large portfolios or manage such.Since the pandemic shutdown, what have you seen as far as a drop off in the interest in available units co...