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Hey BP Community,I became a BP Pro member in December of 2015. After years of talking about investing in Real Estate I decided it was time to take some action. I started using my hour commute to work to listen to th...
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I was wondering the location ,date and place of this years summit..Thanks
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Hello BiggerPockets community,I'm thrilled to join this forum and seek advice from experienced real estate investors. Here's what I've considered so far:
1. Markets:
Local Market: I live in the DMV area (DC/MD/...
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How would you describe a neighborhood that you wouldn't consider investing in? I live in a small to medium size Canadian city with a few not so great areas, but have some great deals from disgruntled landlords and/or...
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What did you all do before you started investing? What jobs did you have so you could raise the funds for a downpayment and such. I am 15, i want to own rental properties and am wondering what i could do to raise the ...
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So I closed on my first rehab 3 days ago. YAY! But now someone has stolen my AC unit haha. We have insurance and our deductible is $1k. I heard Acs can cost $3k-$5k? is that accurate? I'm in Atlanta, GA.
Also, my p...
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Hey BP, I'm wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestions on an east way to find the listing agent who's listing the property that way I could cut my closing costs in half. So say I get MLS emails from multiple age...
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I saw this link on the internet today - what are people's thoughts on this?
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11063422.htm
I'm also new to this forum, so not sure if this is the right section to...