Hey guys my name is chris , I was wondering if you had any ideas on what I could do I tried to get a mortgage through my bank and they'd only lend 34k because of my car finance , I could afford a mortgage aswell and r...
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Hello! I'm excited to have found this new resource. I'm Jamie from Encinitas, CA. I've been searching for ways to be able to quit waitressing and pursue my acting career full time. I believe real estate investing ...
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Hello All,I am new to Bigger Pockets and this online forum. I am an engineer by profession and very much interested in starting a real estate investment portfolio. Currently, I do not own a house due to job movement w...
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Hi there, I am a CA bay area resident with about 60k of capital looking to break into the real estate market. I have read a lot on the forums and listened to a lot of podcasts and am leaning towards investing in mult...
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Getting ready to start my real-estate investing journey but trying to get my questions and concerns answered before I start. So this is a very elementary question (sorry)! If you use the BRRR method of investing for b...
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I'm struggling with the "where do you put your reserves" debate. I'm pretty confident that relying on credit cards and lines of credit may not be wise in a black swan event. In that regard, if you have $50k in a 401...
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My wife and i are young dentists. In general we are very conservative. We make a nice combined income and after paying off our school loans and saving for retirement we have amassed a little over 100k in savings. ...
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So, there is a thread out there about a newbie wanting to buy a Lambo and given that he just started, and had no money at the time, most people consensus is that buying a Lambo would not be a good idea at that time...
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Hello, I'm brand new to BP. I just started listening to the podcast, and very excited in learning from anyone willing to share. I currently own two rental properties, and my goal is have a passive income of $100k in 5...
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I have money to invest but I'm taking time to formulate my strategy for investing in rental properties. I live in a very rural area...southern Virginia. In my world, Roanoke and Winston Salem are very large cities.I ...