Hi All, long-time lurker on Bigger pockets, but a first-time poster. I am beginning my real estate investment journey and know that I want to invest in a property out of state (I currently live in Seattle, WA). I woul...

I often talk with people in the Real Estate Business. I have found that if a person is versatile in his profession there is never a down time for him; remember the buzz word is VERSATILE.

By learning everything yo...

So I was having a conversation with another newbie real estate investor who wanted to make sure he was taking all the proper steps before approaching his first deal. He tells me he was talking to someone he met at ...

In July, I moved into a 2 family that we purchased using FHA financing. We are now interested in moving to another area of town. I know you are supposed to owner occupy FHA properties for one year, but I am having ...

Hi I am 19 and wanting to get in to the real estate investing path as a full time commitment and career, I want to start working towards the future now but I dont know if I should go to college or not. It seems that m...

I wanted to share my personal "getting started" story with the Bigger Pockets universe.  My intention with sharing is to help provide another point of perspective to those who are on the sideline hoping to jump into t...

Hi,
I am a LA resident, attorney, and first time investor. I have read various real estate books and found a few strategies that could work but not sure what to do.
1) The first option was doing an FHA or 5% conve...

Short back story, my brother convinced me to start in real estate in 2020 right after I sold my house. Been looking (1/8 to quartered assed) for a couple years now. This just fell into my lap, by him…..I completely tr...

Just had another "wholesaler" send me a PM through BP. They have a house on Marco Island they need to sell "fast". I queried them if they have it under contract. The answer was "yes, we do". I then asked for comps. Th...