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Looking for your opinion ... I've been using the same background/credit screening company for years and it's time to end the relationship. I'd like to have complete criminal history (county level), eviction, and comp...
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My girlfriend and I have just moved to the Columbia, SC area (Richland County) and we are ready to hit the ground running on some residential real estate! We have flipped mobile homes in the past in other states, but ...
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I've located a townhouse that fits all of my criteria (bedrooms, baths, price, garage, location, age, and potential cash flow) exempt one... it's a townhouse! I never expected to start off with a townhouse as my firs...
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Just curious if anyone out there is working (city of) Bastrop and seeing good prospects. Seems like it has benefited from Austin MSA growth in general, but maybe still some reasonably-priced deals.My family has a ran...
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Hello fellow Chicago area investors,My name is Tim Koumoundouros. I've been a long time follower of Biggerpockets and wanted to introduce myself and start to contribute to this great community. Little bit about mys...
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Good Afternoon to bigger pocketsJust want to start by thanking Brandon, Joshua, and the bigger pockets group for having such an amazing website, podcast, webinars, & forum for us. I have learned a lot in the past...
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Are there any old timers on here who owned apartment buildings through the last cycle? I'm curious what happened to your NOI. Did it take a hit, and by how much? Was is from increased vacancy, increased concessions...
I'm 29 years old and make $75000 annually. I have an opportunity to buy a nice 1x1 condo for $240000 in an decent area of Santa Ana (which is an OK area of central Orange County [it isn't the safest, but it's very con...
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Hi All, I just recently relocated to the Chicago area for work and will be here for the foreseeable future. I've been interested in real estate for many years now but due to my constant relocation never fully took the...
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Hello BP Community!
I have been reading for countless hours on here over the past few months so I figured I might as well get going on introducing myself and make an account. I'm a recent college grad with 3 ...