I read a few real estate books and starting browsing BP for a few months and got inspired. In an effort to increase my income after realizing I wasn't going to be making decent wages for financial independence at my l...

Hello! I am in the very early stages of my REI journey (literally 2 months in). I'm consuming TONS of information but think I have narrowed down my initial strategies to produce both short term (wholesaling) and long ...

Hi everyone!    New to the site and wish I would have found it years ago.  I'm 3ish years into the rental business here in Western Ky with some tremendous growth happening in the last 4 months.   I transitioned from a...

I just got tenants out of an aggravating single family I've had for 4 years and fixed it up to sell.   I should net 200K off of this sale.  Property was only netting me $636 a month after all expenses but my interest ...

Is it advisable to visit a potential investment area or is it ok to buy without visiting the area?

Hi.  I have a tenant who had rented a small 1 bedroom condo in Fairfax, N. Virginia for about 2.5 years.  He is a federal government employee in Washington DC (working for HUD).  Early August, he was 1 to 2 months beh...

I live in Northern VA, where the job market tends to stay fairly strong even when the economy tanks. It's never been hard to find decent tenants for the rental properties we own up here.My wife and I have been talking...

Hi all I have been a plus member for about 3 years, this website is a great source of information , I hope this time , it will help me personally.This is my story:I am 56 years old, I have lived in NJ   all my immigra...

Looking to purchase my first turnkey property in early 2020. I'm leaning toward just buying it in my name with additional umbrella insurance. We have about 100k in equity on our primary residence (400k property value)...

Hey everyone, my name is Rick. I have been listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast for a few years now and I’ve been on fire about real estate ever since. I’ve lurked around the forums occasionally over the past coupl...