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Hi everyone,Newbie here. I'm new to real estate investing but its been a dream of mine for years now. I'm in my twenties but well established with a solid career in the medical field which gives me an appreciable am...
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Hey y’all! I recently joined BP and am new to the wide world of REI. I’m a wife and mother of five looking to earn FIRE in the next 5-7 years. I’m a PharmD and work for a small pharmaceutical company in my W2. My imme...
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I am looking to use the HELOC to take the equity from my primary residence and use it as a down payment for an investment property. I am not in a position to use the investment property as my primary residence to hous...
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Hello- 1st ever post.I've been wanting rental property for a while and am starting to educate myself.My best friend has to move very soon and has offered to sell me his house at fair market value but with no realtors,...
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Hello BP family! I hope all is well everyone I was looking for some advice on markets, submarkets, and class to start targeting. I'm in a small town about an hour of outside of Charlotte, NC. I'm in the early stages o...
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Hi, I'm Debbie from San Diego County, CA. I stumbled upon Bigger Pockets about a year ago and have since been listening to podcasts. Other than buying 3 homes for our own family I don't have experience in Real Estat...
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Hi!My name in Angela and I'm from Regina, Saskatchewan. My partner, Alex, and I are just getting started in real estate investing. I just want to start by saying this site is fantastic and there is so much for me to...
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Hello my name is Wendi and I am from Northwest Louisiana, I recently started my journey building a property investment company. Very excited, have had a desire for many years just never acted on the dream. So here I ...
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Hello! I am diving headfirst into this deal here, because the house looks stupendous - it's on a big lot, it's CHEAP, it's in my area, and I'm very interested. BUT, it's up for online auction. Now, I'm not sure wha...
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My wife and I have been exploring options for our future. It just dawned on me that I should use bigger pockets as a networking opportunity and seek feedback for what we're hoping to do. Just a little about me, I'm 27...