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Hi! My last post a while ago connected me with some great people who had some great advice and wanted to reach out again. A little background - I have been educating myself in all things REI for over 3 years now. Firs...
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I never done this before. I want to become a real estate investor. I've been listening a lot to the bigger pockets podcast. And I heard Justin say ask any question on BP so here I am. I'm Going to visit my local REIA ...
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I am just getting started in my real estate business. What tips do you have for someone just getting started?
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Probably the biggest reason I have not done Airbnb. Is that the the houses that I have that would be a good fit are large houses that would take extreme bucks to furnish in order to give a short term rental a test dri...
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How much capital do you need to have to start and where did you find your first deal that is successful? Thank you.
Ready to learn from all of you. :)
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Rich vs Wealth
As I have been taught, the difference between rich and wealth is rich people work for money; wealthy people have their money work for them.
To illustrate, some professional U.S. athletes ...
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When you're showing your property or interviewing a prospective tenant, do you purposefully wear a certain type of clothing?I've only worn what I had on that day, so sometimes I was working on the property when they c...
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Hi, I want to get into real estate but don't know how and where. I have a remote job living in Austin and $120K cash and $20K on my employer 401k. If you were me, what would you do? My goal is to work for myself and s...