Arn Cenedella
Transitioning from Active Investments to Passive Investments
I have invested in rental properties since 1986. These have mostly been single family houses. And they have done very well for me. These are not grand slam investments but solid line drive base hits over time. They ha...
Christopher Settipani
Novice but not Newbie Investor from Richmond Hill, Queens, NY
Hi everyone. I'm Christopher F Settipani from Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. I was born in Queens, spent most of my teenage years our in East Northport (Suffolk), NY, and decided suburbia was not for me and headed back to...
Matt N.
Philadelphia Engineer venturing into REI, starting in low income.
Hello friends with bigger pockets,I am looking for feedback on the next step in my investment strategy and was hoping you could help. I am a young engineer who wants to be safe or smart with my money. Not afraid of do...
Gary Northcutt
Trying to understand commercial lending for a 5 family
I keep here you guys talking about commercial lenders not looking at personal finances just the property but why does all the lenders I'm talking to want my personal finances and a personal guarantee on the loan? The ...
Ray Picazo
Long Term Lease Question
Hello,First I would like to say I am new to Bigger Pockets and this is my first post. I have been reading and learning here for a bit and for that I say thank you to all.I live in California and purchased my first si...
Nicholas Preston
How do you attract private money from strangers?
Lots of opportunities in my area for buy and hold properties. I have 22 houses totaling 33 units but I want to scale bigger. How can I find private money to achieve this? I’ve used a combination of methods to build my...
Dethorn Graham
Motivated seller wants to give me insurance money
Good morning bigger pockets community. I haven’t posted in a while and I will do better. Hopefully someone can give me a little advice on this potential deal. I have a motivated seller who was renting out a three bed...
Israel Irizarry
Questions to ask while closing on a house
Hello Bigger Pockets Family, I am happy to say that as of tomorrow, Wednesday the 21st of December, I will officially be a home owner! So now I come here to this knowledgeable forum and ask you all:What are some quest...
Adam P
New member from Tampa.
Stumbled upon this site while looking for an income/ expense doc....
Currently living in my home which I got a 30 yr mtg on 8 years ago. Tried my hand at investing just before the bubble and had to let a property go t...
Mike R.
Newbie (kinda-sorta!) from eastern Pennsylvania
Hello, Bigger Pockets! So happy to be here. I joined a few weeks ago and am really impressed with the site.So, a little bit about me ... here’s why I’m a “kinda-sorta” newbie.I first began investing in 2003-2004, arou...