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Hi there Bigger Pockets Peeps!I have been enjoying reading the blogs and forums for a few months now and thought it was the time to start interacting with all you inspiring people!I am a kid-less, married, 20-somethin...
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Hi everyone, I live in Texas and a newbie of sorts. I’m looking at buying one or two turnkey rental income investment homes in the Memphis TN area located in zip code 38127. Doing my own due diligence it appears tha...
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I was told: don't buy anything older than 1970, nothing with wood exterior, no small houses, nothing that needs major renovation like added or converted rooms because it takes too long and lowers your ROI, nothing wit...
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I am on the list for a few areas with a larger wholesaling company (New Western). Since we are investing out of state, does anyone have any tips on how to do this without it being too risky? Alot of the properties a...
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Economic Update
(Monday, July 27, 2020)
This week is a good week for real estate investors (particularly if you have a house for sale). Existing houses sales are up, new home sales are up, inventories are down...
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Simple answer might be: consult CPA / get one. I'm trying to see if there's a rule of thumb of sorts.I recently rehabbed a home late last year, and spent a lot of money doing it (it exceeds my income from my normal jo...
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Looks like short term rates are going to come back down .. and long term rates have come back down.do you all think this is going to extend this run.. or why would be go into recession in the short term.people have be...
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My name is Kevin,I'm 22 years old. I open my first small business at the age of 18 selling electronic cigarettes, it was going really well until the competition of other shops grew.I now work a regular job paying abou...
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Every year I like to provide some predictions on what I think will occur in the upcoming year as it relates to seller financing, mortgage note investing and the like. So here are my predictions, feel free to offer up ...
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I'm considering buying an off-market home from an acquaintance, but it's a hoarding situation that reportedly (I haven't been inside for obvious reasons) has mold running up a wall. For extensive mold remediation situ...