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Hello everyone!I have recently been in contact with a local real estate investor who's been investing for over 25 years. He agreed to take me in as an apprentice. I asked him that I would like to get into real estate ...
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This might be a dumb question - but here goes: In my search for my first investment property, every realtor I speak to has the same question - how much am I going to put down? My question is this - assuming you clos...
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Hello, all. My name is Andy Taylor (don't say it) and I am a new wanna-be investor from the Houston area (Magnolia, actually, which is 40 or so miles north of Houston proper).I stumbled onto BiggerPockets.com after a ...
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Hi BP Members,
I'm in the process of acquiring my first rental property. I am purchasing a 4plex in the Phoenix area and live in Los Angeles. Tenants have been there for 3+ years. Do I need a full time proper...
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Quick question on HOA's. I live in Missouri and I have a small HOA on my primary residence. My subdivision has no pool, no neighborhood watch, there is really nothing or any reason for the HOA. Its because of this ...
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So I recently heard a 15+ year veteran in the Wholesaling game say that you should never go see a house unless you have it under contract. It reminded me of the first investment seminar that I ever attended, and the p...
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So here it is.....my story and where I want to go, and needing some advice to get me there. The back story. I live in the St. Louis Metro East area. I have a job in pharmaceutical sales that pays me well. 2 kids, and ...
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Hey BP peeps. I've been investing in real estate for about 6 years now and kinda in a weird state right now. I have been investing in single-family homes to triplexes for the last 6 years and 2 years ago purchased a...
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Well not sure if you folks watched the Debate I mean WTH was that ?Any way.. Biden had some interesting ideas for jobs that related around our industry.. part of that was retro fitting buildings and other up grades ...