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I have been in different professions that I have chosen (home loans, insurance, customer service, sales, and plumbing sales) all in some way related to my end goal of educating me leading to being financially free thr...
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Hi everyone, I'm a novice real estate investor and a real estate industry professional. Sounds like an oxymoron, but it's sadly not. Real estate investing is in my blood, both my mom and dad were into buy and hold pro...
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This was my second deal after the house hack I completed in 2018. Going into this deal the mindset was to gain experience and thought of any potential "losses" as tuition to the school of hard knocks. I learned a lot ...
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Hi all!Just want first to thank Biggerpockets. These podcasts (which are so down to earth compared to those self-proclaimed guru's **BS** out there) have played a large role in keeping me motivated for the last two ye...
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Are you looking to take your investing from casual to serious someday? Have you ever thought about what it would take to own thousands of units without having real estate run your life?Well, you’re in luck! On today’s...
I just recently closed on my first and my twenty-fourth rental property at the same closing table! I have BP to thank, really. Stumbling upon BiggerPockets when I was about 18 felt like trying to drink water from a f...
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Hello! My name is Ric, 23 years old and I am from Sacramento, Elk Grove to be exact. I've been lurking around the site for a few weeks now and finally had the courage to introduce my self. I work for the state of CA &...
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I closed on a property right before the country shut down. I’m really not getting any prospects. I’m wondering if anyone has any tips on how I can entice tenants during a time like this (without lowering rent price as...
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Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $57,000 Cash invested: $48,770 Sale price: $245,000Great first deal, got us hooked up on rehabbing opportunities. Took roug...
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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone here has some good book recommendations for non-multifamily commercial real estate investing.
I live in Portland, Oregon and I currently just own one duplex as a house hack, but my 3 y...