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I am noticing that smart home amenities for new construction apartments and homes are becoming common. For those of us who own older non-smart properties, I want to analyze cost benefit of retrofitting. It is possible...
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Excerpt from Bigger Pockets intro to real estate investing article:
You’ve probably heard the age-old high school guidance counselor question, “If you suddenly had one-million dollars and didn’t have to work anymore...
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Hello all, I have a question that has been on my mind lately. I am currently looking to purchase my first investment property, I have been looking at duplex/ townhouses as my strategy so I can live in one side and ren...
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I'm 27 and finally got $200k saved up for my real estate investment journey. It's always been a dream of mine to move to the U.S. (currently live in Europe) together with my girlfriend and invest in real estate. My cu...
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Greetings to Everyone in or invested in Butte,I'd be grateful for any insights on the current rental market there. I really like the town--grit and all--and have been looking at properties from a distance. When I watc...
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http://kutv.com/news/local/two-utah-cities-make-zi...With average home values about 1/3 of my home state of California, I know that Utah still has LOTS of room to go up. As the "Mountain West" economy grows and favo...
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Hey everyone, I'm Sean Nugent. I come from a tech background and have had the privilege of training with some of the top 3D Printing Construction machines in the United States.
In the upcoming months, I have a uni...
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NC at it's finest.
Sanford is a lovely little town situated in the heart of NC, supporting a population of just under 31,000 and employing about 13.3k people (-0.55% year over year).
Sanford's annual population gr...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Family!!
I hope you are all having a wonderful day today!
So the truth is, I'm technically not "new" to BP, as I've been a member for a year now. HOWEVER, my 9-5 (and just life in general) has t...
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I'm currently a Computer Science student and I'm really wanting to get into real estate. I want to find ways to apply my knowledge of programming and software to real estate to try and carve out my niche.Here is where...