Hi guys. I'm looking to break into my local market of Central Maine. While I'm on the lookout for my first deal I've been building a small network. It sounds like there's a bit of a vacuum in reliable local property m...

I know that trainers want to sell you training, fund managers want you to invest in their fund, JV experts want you to partner with them, and attorneys want more files to work.With that said, newer folks need to think...

1.  Partner Up and/or Hire Up & Hire OutSo much more gets accomplished when you have partners, or an assistant, or a team, or vendors or others with whom you're working.  It's a lot more fun too if you're growing ...

Last year I posted a thread “It’s 2018–Whatcha Gonna Do About It?” and it got a lot of great response.  So why not do it again?  Every year around this time I see threads on BP asking about your goals for the coming n...

One of my client's asked me if I had to choose a portfolio between one 15-unit apartment or five single family homes, which would I choose? If all numbers were equal (purchase price, repairs, cash flow, expenses, etc)...

Hi,Summary :Our Loma Linda home listing has been active for since June 21 with no offer yet.House is in decent shape overall but is rough around the edges ,Front lawn dead.  Previous tenant did not maintain well.   I ...

Do you guys think that uploading a personal profile image (avatar) should be a pre-requisite for participating on the forums, blog system, properties directory, etc. here at BiggerPockets?

Just curious . . . thoughts?

Hi Everyone,

I am excited to have found this site! I am new to the real estate investing world and the amount of knowledge shared freely on the forums is extremely helpful (and encouraging since I was about to shell ...

Hey BP Family - This morning BiggerPockets was attacked by what appears to be some kind of network of spammers, including folks from Korea, Hong Kong, Southern California and elsewhere. This may have been a simple spa...

Okay, so here is my first “real” deal. It is a duplex (2/2.5 on both sides) in Marietta, Ga in a multifamily neighborhood surrounded by pretty nice single family subdivisions. My wife and I are planning on living in o...