Hi Everyone,
I just returned from an event in regards to "Smart Networking". The speaker specified that before networking you should be an expert in your field so that people feel confident about you and can theref...
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Hey everyone, I'm looking for some feedback on what strategies have worked best for you from Matt Faircloth's book Raising Private Capital. * A quick background on me for some perspective: I've used my own money and p...
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Hi everyone,
My name is Jess Derr and I live in Charles Town (not to be confused with Charleston!), West Virginia. My husband Kevin and I moved here a year and a half ago from Frederick, Maryland because the houses o...
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I'm currently reading a book written by Brandon Turner. His book is about rental properties and he got was the one who got me on this site. Three buddies and I are all going to get into the Real estate market soon. We...
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Without getting too emotional, I've recently lost my mother. I've literally gone from 1 rental of my own to inheriting 8, overnight. She had chaos as her management system. I have to go through and organize better. Th...
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My first exposure to the idea of real estate investing and financial education came in the form of a book recommendation in June of 2014.Most of you probably haven’t heard of it, as it isn’t very well known.It’s calle...
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Hi all,Learning about real estate just now, but am really excited and hope to find a good place to buy soon. I've heard that it's good to call out goals publicly, so I'm going to go for it. These were just thrown toge...
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Hi everyone. I am a senior in college pursuing a business/accounting degree. I have been increasingly interested in real estate in the past few months, especially as a means to generate passive income. My family live ...
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Hi Everyone, I am excited to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community. I came to know of bigger pockets about 2-3 weeks ago and have been listening and educating myself on RE and FI. It has been an eye-opening experi...
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Hi BP Community,
First off, thank you so much to everyone on this site and who help to run it. It is a unique web property to bring individuals involved in real estate together.
My name is Martin. I hav...