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Hi, I am about to start investing in real estate. I live in San Diego, CA and the cost of living is way higher than most states. For those who live in California, how much do you recommend my first rental property sho...
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I'm 22 years old and graduated from college in May, 2019 - now looking forward to buying my first property within the next 6 mos.I have narrowed my criteria (location, property type: duplex, and budget). I am now sear...
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I’m a broker here in Central Florida and am curious to hear opinions on what makes a great STR real estate agent? Is it local knowledge about any given area? Experience in selling short term rentals? Connections to ve...
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Happy Sunday!
I heard this question on the latest BP podcast (#435) today and thought what better place to ask it than on the forums:
If you were me, a 20 year old in college, what are five (or more/less) things you...
Since December I've ran into a few problems while trying to invest. The biggest problem was me not wanting to invest in California because of our market. I'm now past that and very close to diving into my first purcha...
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Hi Everyone! Long time lurker, first time posting.I’m 29 and my wife and I have a household income of around 200k. Our plan is to pay off our student loans then save up for an investment property. Currently the plan i...
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I have been trying wholesale real estate for 2 months. I have purchased scripts and guides. I do not feel I am effective enough because my phone is not ringing. I'm trying to find out starting off do I need to have ...
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Hi all! My wife and I paid our house off a few months ago, it was on a VA loan. We’re interested in getting investment property to start some extra cash flow and increase our assets. The problem is, the multi fami...
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Name something you've learned from someone on BiggerPockets (podcast, forums, blog, whatever) and tag the person from whom you learned it. Name as many people as you want, but please limit your posts to one-person...
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Looking to get started investing but don’t have millions of dollars and notice there’s not a lot of opportunity in your market? Well, this is the episode for you! Today’s guest is a long-distance investor who uses the...