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Well, I crossed over the threshold from being an owner occupant to being an actual investor. Due to this whole covid thing my job laid off 90% of the company. I happened to be one those lucky few who lost my job. A...
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Hello BiggerPockets,
My name is Ryan Marceau as the title indicates, I'm a new member. After reading Rich Dad Poor Dad several months ago, I reevaluated my philosophy on investment and retirement planning... and life...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Nashville.
Purchase price: $255,000
Cash invested: $2,500
Before I started house hacking I was paying roughly $1,000 in rent. Now...
Hi all, I'm very new to all this and would appreciate any advice you are willing to share. Goal is to do my first BRRRR or Flip in Q1 2021. Today, I identified a neighborhood to target for off-market deals. I then dro...
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My wife operates a profitable salon located in a small 10,000 sq ft strip mall and is currently paying rent of $5k per month for 2,000 sq ft space within this mall. We have saved up approximately $250k of cash and hav...
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For those who have been following me for the past 2 years, you know I’ve transitioned from being a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist to a full-time real estate investor, business owner, and short term rental (Airb...
Hi all,
I am a limited experience investor. My wife and I own 2 SFRs in Southern California- one is our primary residence, the other is in Palm Springs and we rent it out using Airbnb / VRBO. The latter property has b...
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In process of making a purchase and found a potential pot growing facility. No weed found, but a room that appears to be set up for growing is in the unit. TAW located in M. Anyone deal with this? Any advise? Thank you
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Good news! Everything is OK!!!Unfortunately, this analysis published yesterday by the SF Federal Reserve doesn't analyze commercial real estate, or "hot" markets vs cold markets (or the SF Bay, which is getting overhe...
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How does a real estate investor avoid being scammed by a real estate con artist? As I am watching episodes of "American greed", I am relieved that I am investing in real estate, something I have more control over than...