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I'm Vincent, from Orange county, California. I'm here to learn about about REI.I have set some extra cash for investing in buy-n-hold SFRs, and would like it to be as passive as possible. I have done extensive readin...
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A buddy and I have been discussing for awhile finding an investment property together. I have been a wall flower on bigger pockets, it's podcasts, and I am an avid reader of all things real estate. The plan was I w...
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I have had a few sellers who are open and interested in lease options ask me to complete their rental application and credit check, and when I tell them that I will not be the one renting and I don't fill out applicat...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,
I've been reading BP posts and listening to podcasts for the past 12 months. So I guess it's time to dive in. My name is Andrey. I live in Rockville, MD. I am here to learn ...
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For the last two year I have been in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor making good money and decided to pay off my house. I paid it off at the end of last year I have been renting it out. I plan to stay here fo...
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I'm buying a house in Columbus, GA to use as a student rental, but the first student in it will be my college-age son. We don't want to put a ton of money in right away on cosmetic stuff, so rather than pull up the s...
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On all the properties I have done tile so far. I do have some larger SF Homes that for resale I am not sure would be best. I am scared of Laminate because of water issues. Anyone used the plank linoluem that looks lik...
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Hello All,My name is Robert Obniski, 23 years of age, currently residing in Wisconsin Dells, WIA bit more about myself...I was born in Chicago, IL to polish immigrant parents.When I was about 10 years old we moved to ...
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With the number of member on Bigger Pockets growing by leaps and bounds on a daily basis, I was wondering if somehow we might be able to utilize this growth in members and translate it into buying power. Perhaps w...
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Hello everyone! SO I don't know what to do, haha. I'm starting to lean towards real estate a lot. So much that I'm willing to drop college and even work if i had a mentor to teach me. Why? Because honestly after serio...