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Hello BP community,My wife and I are new to real estate investing and this is our first post. Both of us work full time jobs and are looking for financial freedom. We have been learning as much as possible by reading,...
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I am new to bigger pockets and also new to the real estate world and am flat BROKE. I've heard wholesaling is the best way to begin this journey, I've read on recent posts wholesaling is mainly about marketing so I cr...
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As of today I am under contract on a duplex here in San Diego County to be owner occupied! Super stoked. Been looking for quite some time and my agent has been great. I approached this deal as a hybrid investor/home...
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Hi! I am new and just super stoked to be in the Real Estate Wholesaling arena!! I am in the San Diego area. I am looking forward to being immersed in the amazing wealth of information provided here at Bigger Pockets ...
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What's up guys, newbie here to the real estate investing world. I wanted to get some opinions from the old and new investors out there about what are the first things they look at on a MLS report or any other real est...
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Hello BP!I am a big fan of the podcast, and now I have recently joined the app and forums! I am a 21 year old student in college who is about to get married in June. My future wife and I have only minimal jobs averagi...
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I am looking for some support as I've been feeling a-little antsy lately and some what detached. I've caught a bug... the real estate investing bug that is. I closed on my duplex end of September 2022 with a 3.5% down...
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Hey All,
I am still in the learning phase of investing and just heard about companies selling turn-key properties to out-of-state investors that already cash flow. This seems like such a great deal, but then why w...
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I have been reading "The ABCS of Real Estate Investing" and I got to the chapter 5 action steps. i was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to go about analyzing the markets and sub markets over the internet. I am ...
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What exactly is a short sale? Should I avoid buying short sale homes? If so, why?