Hello, everybody! Long time reader, first time poster. I'm looking for some advice on where to begin my real estate investment journey.I am 31 years old, married and have a young child. We also bought our first hom...
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In 2009, after the collapse in the housing market and after the banks cut off further funding and called in loans, you were able to buy 1st mortgage debt for .10 cents on the dollar. 2nd mortgage liens were available ...
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Hi everyone,I'm a recently license real estate agent in MA working in the Boston area. What should I be looking for in a broker?
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Good afternoon to the Biggerpockets community,
Hello yall, I am Marlon A. Thomas Jr licensed with Keller Williams of Williamsburg Virginia. As a 21 years old native of my current market place, I have been active fo...
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Hello BP ! I'm a lifelong renter in Northern California. Am about to retire with a huge inheritance. Only about half the money will be Cap Gains free though because it was part of an Estate and Taxed. About half th...
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As of this writing, the S&P 500 was down a little over 17% year to date, and in the same period, my passive investments have been kicking off 5-7% monthly distributions, one of my passive investments went full cyc...
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I have been given the opportunity to invest in a new RE brokerage. The people that want to start it are top notch, motivated, ethical, honest, and go getters. I don't think I could find someone I would trust more or h...
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I’ve been pondering the idea of self managing my rental properties but starting/running it as a business and making a company out of it vs. using a rental management company someone else owns. Anyone done this? Pros &...
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We have owned a duplex in our area for approximately 12 years. Our elderly neighbor moved out and sold the home to a couple that is currently renovating the property and has produced a common drive agreement from 1953...
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Hi all,I live in Los Angeles / Orange county, California. I have reserved some cash to deep my toe in REI, and if things work out great, I can allocate more cash into this biz to scale up.Since I'm new to this, so I'm...