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Hi Everyone,I am an aspiring investor from Toronto. I'm mainly interested in the buy and hold strategy, with a short term goal of buying my first property in the next few months. To get ready to do that I am trying to...
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Hi BP,My name is Raja Minhas and I work as a business analyst in Milpitas/Palo Alto, California. I bought a property in 2005 in northern California (Red Bluff), but ended up giving it back to the bank in a deed in lie...
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Hello BP!!!What do you guys think about buying condo for rental ?( in Dallas ) and What to consider before buying one ? Does HOA usually cover everything including insurance ? I would love to hear your advices and op...
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Greetings everybody.I’m James.I’m a dad of 2 currently living in Fort Wayne, IN.I’m an IT guy.I’ve been in the industry for 20 years.I’m starting to burn out. My kids are growing and I’m not around to see their miles...
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BP friends, I need your advice and input please. I have set aside $2,000 dollars for a direct mail campaign (my first ever as an investor) and any guidance, things to look out for, cost cutting tips, etc, that you wou...
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Woohoo!!!! Just got my first lead from our website. Sellstlhouses.comShe filled out our online from and we mailed her. Looks like she googled my phone # which sent her to the website! Super cool!
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Hey everyone, this is my first post on BiggerPockets and I am big fan of the content! Got started on my pre-qualification and have my real estate agent all lined up. Now I am hitting a roadblock which is analysis of ...
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Hi everyone!!
I'm from upstate NY (Saratoga area) and not completely new to REI.
I have 2 rental properties with a total of 4 units that are cashflowing
nicely and I "flipped" a property. The property that I flip...
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What’s up BP! New member here from the Columbus, Indiana area. I am just getting in to real estate and have been listening to the podcasts for the last couple of months. I guess I am in more of the learning phase rig...
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Hello all,My name is Sydnie Medina, a 24 year-old graduate of the University of Michigan. I am new to BE and the real estate industry. I currently work for a large chemical company near my hometown on their procure-to...