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Aruna Abdool Investing in long term rentals out of state
10 March 2023 | 63 replies

Hi. I'm in NY, which is not a landlord-friendly state, so I'd l like to invest out of state. What have you encountered investing in a state other than the one you reside in? How did you work to establish trust with th...

Terrell Sapp Passed RE EXAM !!!!!! NEXT STEP IS....
27 March 2016 | 60 replies

I'm really excited I passed my school and state exam for RE! Im ready to select a brokerage and Im sure being a new agent may be difficult. So to start my career, besides spreading the word to my sphere of influence, ...

Ben S. $100,000 unsecured personal loan with SoFi
23 August 2022 | 72 replies

I hadn't thought this was that exciting, but recently told a hard money lender about it, and he was shocked at the deal I got, so figured I would share it. SoFi (Social Finance) gave me a $100,000 unsecured personal l...

William S. Can you make money with passive rentals?
7 October 2017 | 89 replies

I've done a few deals now, educated myself more, and now am regrouping for my next move. In doing so, I'm wondering if making money passively is possible remotely. Below is a 30-year hold (life of loan) KC SFH B+ Clas...

Molly Paprota Investing out of state sight unseen
20 April 2023 | 90 replies

Hi, I am NY-based looking for purchase a long term/BRRR in Cleveland, and want to hear your experience with out of state investing. Are most out of state investors closing on properties without doing physical walkthro...

Alan Goetsch Connected Investors Largest REI Scam on the Internet
18 June 2024 | 121 replies

We signed up for Connected Investors 9-4-16. At the same time we where gullible enough to likewise put out information through the CiX site looking for lenders. Allegedly all the lenders on the CiX site have been vett...

Steve S. Where are the real investors? Any one know?... Bueller... Bueller
6 November 2018 | 184 replies

BiggerPockets for a long time was a great place where investors could meet and exchange information and work together. Over the past year I have noticed a trend of a lot more newbies coming in just looking for informa...

Andrey Y. Growth Equity Group - How 170+ investors were scammed
22 September 2022 | 226 replies

In 2014-2015, more than 170 investors purchased 2 and 3 bedroom condo units from Growth Equity Group. This company specializes in investment properties in a self-directed IRA. More than 85% of their sales are bought i...

Charles Ho Real Estate vs. Stock Portfolio
3 December 2016 | 80 replies

Coming across this website and the Financial Independence subreddit, I've gotten an itch to increase my rental real estate portfolio to start generating residual income.  My wife and I sat down together to look at our...

Mike Palmer Best flooring for a rental?
13 May 2021 | 120 replies

I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...