I'm 22 and used to work at a seasonal company last summer spraying peoples yards for mosquitos and was getting paid $17/HR. I left the job after the season and got a job as a property manager for a Storage Facility. I...

So after a year or more of reading, listening to tapes. setting up my team of accountants, mortgage brokers, building a reserve of cash and then stalling because of fear....I enter the game this week. I'm meeting wit...

What's y'alls method for interviewing and making relationships with the various contractors? Just start making calls and seeing if they have availability first and then go from there? Obviously licensed is main thing,...

Hey BP!!!So we are full blown pandemic. I have a duplex in Bergen County NJ. Typical house hack. I’m scared to rent my second floor unit because I have kids. My wife doesn’t want the unit rented to avoid people. What ...

Hi. I'm Paul, and I just signed up for Biggerpockets because after years of living frugally and working hard (and a sizable bit of luck), my wife and I are able to seriously consider investing in (read: buy with cash)...

With the passage of the CARES package allowing IRA withdrawals without the 10% penalty and being able to report the distribution evenly over 3 years, I have been considering taking $20k out of my IRA to pay off a loan...

Looking at investing in vacation rental properties in Gatlinburg, TN. Our interest started when talking to friends about their properties near Destin. However, I'm not a beach girl and my husband refused to ever go if...

I have been wanting to get into real estate investing for some time now. I bought a foreclosure back in 08 and have been living In It since then while building a business and family. We have outgrown the house and are...

Hi bigger pockets world, this is my first post. Yay me! Lol. I’ve been wondering for a while now how willing real estate agents are with helping you buy a property that’s 50,000 or below? I’m a registered nurse and I’...

I thought we'd kick off our new Buying Real estate forum by seeing what factors are most important to all of you in the purchase of your primary residence.

Here are mine:

- Proximity to parks, shopping, services, an...