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Just to give a little context, I am a 32 year old electrician and have been around construction all my life. Around 28 I had an early mid-life crisis. I had a realization of how much rent I had paid over 4 years at my...
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I am located in Augusta, Georgia and started investing in real estate one year ago. To this point, I have done two deals and even though I have listened to the BP podcast and try and take in as many resources as I can...
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I am working on financing an owner occupied 4-plex construction project. Is 10% down realistic?
My plan was to bundle the lot and construction together. The builder will buy lot after pre-approval and contrac...
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I'm going to try to post snippets of things I've learned this past year as a way of paying it forward and gratitude for all I've learned and keep learning via this community. Today's lesson: why I won't use VRBO Pre-A...
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Letting Go for Your Bottom Line: A Lesson for Real Estate Investors
Hey BiggerPockets Community,
If you’re a real estate investor, whether you own rental properties, flip houses, or manage syndications, there’s a cr...
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Good afternoon all!Most of you might not recognize me because I don't hang out in this section much because, well, I've never had a short-term rental. My main area of experience is in long term buy & hold. So I'm ...
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I won't go into all of the details because I would have to write a book to explain everything, but a quick background: I bought 3 duplexes in Cleveland last year, hired a PM company (Northpoint Asset Management - avoi...
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In the world of real estate investment, few strategies offer as much potential for profit as the art of fix-and-flip. It's a journey filled with challenges, learning curves, and, ultimately, the satisfaction of transf...
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I'm a big reader and recently I've been reading through a bunch of real estate and business books. One book that gets mentioned a lot on the podcast is The One Thing by Gary Keller. I picked it up last week and read i...