Here in southern California with its miles and miles of coastline, amusement parks, recreation, sporting events, cultural offerings, etc. and year round perfect weather, there's a big demand for vacation rentals. ...

Hello everyone, here are some pics from my first rehab experience in Orange County. Fortunately for my wife and I, we feel we were very fortunate to have a smooth experience and not too many major issues. It was a p...

Hello All,I was curious if there are target metrics specifically in respect to the following from the [perspective of Risk/Target profile of deal:1. Purchase price per unit: is there a target range for this price per ...

This is a broad question, with an infinite number of answers...I realize that.  Just fishing for ideas and other's thoughts about these areas.  Or any other help others may offer.I now live the Bay Area.  I rent.  I h...

Hi BP,I've been looking at potential rental properties with no particular location in mind and came across homes in Danbury CT. According to Zillow, a great amount of homes here that are in the $200-300k price range h...

I have a good friend closing on his first property today, a 4-plex in a lower income area outside of philly, he will be self-managing. I am trying to put together some first steps, but being only part-time myself, wan...

Hi everyone,
First post here.
To what extent does real estate investing make sense if you have a highly successful career, and do not intend - or want - to make real estate a full-time career (as I've noticed many /...

Hello, I'm just beginning to learn about real estate investing and am having difficulty deciding on whether to buy my own condo here in Los Angeles as my first property, or to invest in cash flow rentals in Phoenix or...

Hi everyone. I am brand new to the Bigger Pockets Community but love the info so far. I am selling my business and will have at least $100,000 cash to get me started, plus ongoing payouts over 4 years that cover my fa...

Yesterday I attended a local REIA meeting which had a length presentation about why we all need to get into notes.   And it came as no surprise that there was also a length pitch about the note training session coming...