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Here's the situation that we're in. I am a doctoral student with:
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little debt (car loan and 35k in student loans),
little assets (3k in an index fund, 7k in a target retirement fund/Roth IRA, 1k in individ...
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Hey folks!As the title says, I've been around a while browsing the forums, listening to the podcast (as well as about 10 other real estate podcasts), reading books, etc. Real estate investing has been part of our pla...
Direct mail has been working fairly well for me for the last few years, but I deceided to go on the offense and dive into the world of cold calling. Ironically I ran a telemarketing firm in the early 2000's and can sa...
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Hi All. I was wondering if anyone who owns a short term rental in either Broken Bow or Smokies or any other mountain or lake market -- can share their expenses. I'm analyzing opportunities but am realizing that withou...
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Hi everyone, I am looking for my first rental property. I am in my early 20's and plan to use the house hacking strategy on a SFR and take advantage of new laws regarding ADU/DADU in Seattle. I am actively looking for...
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I was wondering what obstacles rehabbers have in Detroit, I’ve heard permitting can be tough. What are some things to look out for when looking at distressed houses?
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I have started a real estate investment LLC, and I will soon be doing fix and flips. However, my immediate need is personal and urgent. I want to buy a house in Silver Spring, MD (a suburb of Washington, DC) for $640,...
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So I got back into rei this past few months after sitting on the sideline about 6 months before that. I'm a former builder who got rocked pretty good in 2008 then took a job out of state and just recently moved back ...
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Hello everyone!
New here to Bigger Pockets so let me first start off by saying this community is great. I've been aware of Bigger Pockets for the past few months of have recently started doing some serious sn...
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Hi Everybody:I am new to BiggerPockets and I was wondering if I could have your advice on which would be good markets for turnkey properties today. I've read some posts about places that used to be good a couple of ye...