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Hi All,I'm Devin Elfers I and a New Investor in the greater Cincinnati/Dayton Area. I am in the works of finding my first deal. I have 0 background in construction or REI, but I have been listening to PODCASTs, readin...
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Does anybody have a list or set of tips on where exactly to start? I've gone over a ton of information recently and I'm really not sure of where to begin. Just looking for a little push in the right direction. Thanks ...
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Since 1998, there has been a 44% drop in Fortune 500 companies offering pensions; instead pushing their employees to manage their retirement themselves through a 401K or other management investment vehicle [Source: To...
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Hello BP community! I am new to BP and real estate investing. My wife and I just had a baby and are looking to move closer to her family who live in Toledo Ohio.
She is originally from Toledo and we are looking at t...
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I am a real estate investor in the Philadelphia area and its a serious Sellers Market. Many of the sellers are asking for prices that are WAY above ARV and the comps do not support their asking price. However, the sel...
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My wife and I are building up our savings account in preparation for buying our first multi-family.. I'm curious where folks like to keep their savings for down payments? We’re currently getting about a 1% return wit...
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I'm just getting back into REI; recently started doing BPO's for several Realtors. Through my new contacts, I've got access to enough cash to get back in the saddle, but am currently restricted to internet searches...
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Recently I decided I wanted to get into real estate as a long term vehicle for wealth. I'm going to Arizona State University in the fall and after looking for places to rent and finding out how expensive it is I'm thi...
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Curious if anyone has any experience having a parking pad installed in the rear of a row home and what the costs were. Initial estimates I'm getting have been around $4-5k, which felt steep for a 10x20 or smaller spac...
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Hello all,I am brand new to real estate investing and BiggerPockets. I found out about BiggerPockets just by doing some real estate investing research online. I'm loving the site so far, and I'm just trying to learn a...