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Hello BiggerPockets!
Been listening for a bit now and wanted to share my story.
I am 50 years old, work a full time job and have been considering investing in RE for years. I got divorced and decided to make my le...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Bloomington.
Purchase price: $246,000
Cash invested: $60,000
Sale price: $335,000
Single Story home that needed a facelift. P...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Whittier.
Purchase price: $285,000
Cash invested: $75,000
Sale price: $490,000
Single Story Home that was not in too bad o...
I'm sure a couple of young grads and aspiring investors can relate."Not wanting to go/stay in the corporate machine, as life as an investor and entrepreneur is more rewarding in every single way". I graduated in May o...
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Hello to everyone!On October 31st I closed on my first Duplex. It is in Fitchburg, WI. This is my detailed recollection of the buying process. For anyone who reads the whole thing I truly hope it helps you and please ...
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Thanks to @Brandon Turner's 90-day challenge, I FINALLY picked up my first fix-and-flip property on Dec 27th, 2017. I have held rentals, but no flips. The property was found on Hubzu, and I had made a low bid in the p...
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Brand new to the topic of real estate investing.I was wondering what everybody's thoughts were on these types of properties (the 2nd story and above):Places like these are in every small to smallish town across the co...
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Hi Guys & Happy Friday! I have read many complaints on BP regarding online auction sites like auction.com and HUBZU but does anyone have a success story?
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I retired from the last job I will ever work at age 27. I bought a 24 unit building with no cash and bad credit for 265k and turned it into 90 units within 2 years. I sold that building last year for 925k and still ha...
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Hello BP, My name is Aaron Phillips, and I have been interested in getting into Real Estate for many years now. I am currently 21 years old, and took an interest in Real Estate my Freshman year of High School. The big...