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Hi to all BPians out there,please guide me with your expertise in Rentals niche.I'm a newbie to REI space, but sincerely working towards becoming a good one in coming days. Also, joined my local Habitat volunteer prog...
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A lot has been said about online sales growing in the retail sector and what that might mean for brick and mortar properties. There has been talk of brick and mortar properties being taken over by online.For most reta...
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Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read this. My name is Elijah jay Dangerfield. I have been lurking on these forums for about a year, and listening to the podcast for a bit longer. Being a banker, as well as the...
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We finally closed on a perfect house for us. Its a little big now, but we plan on growing a family in it. Now that we've moved in and are unpacking I find myself feeling uneasy. Like this constant feeling of "OMG w...
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Hey all,It's finally happening. A deal popped up that matched my criteria and they accepted the offer. We are currently waiting on the appraisal as the last obstacle but I have a credit only commitment and we feel t...
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I work in higher ed and in the last two years, I obtained a new high salary and lots of opportunities for professional growth. I have a good title and earn close to a 6 digit income.However, I am very overworked and a...
I am trying to gather information before beginning to invest in real estate to gain "passive income" to increase retirement funds. I am leaning towards using turn key investing since I have a good full time job that ...
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Hi Austinites,I am 40 and finally at the stage of my life where i want to buy SF homes to diversify my savings. I have a large chunk of money (mid 6 figures) sitting in cash. I bought a condo last year and since it ...
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A long term goal of mine is to buy land and build a family home probably out in Puyallup. Further out like Graham, Eatonville, deep in Spanaway or Roy might have more options but that's too far out for us. I would mov...
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If you can move to anywhere in US for purpose of REI, where would you go (somewhere you can scale up fast) It can be any type of investing, rentals ideally. Is Austin, Texas a good place to start out?