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Hello All,Looking to educate myself on the buy and hold strategy with rental properties. Any books/ audio books I should check out for beginners. I have one property that use to be my primary residence which I’m curre...
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Greetings. I've actually been bingeing on the podcast for the last 1.5 months (on episode 50) and reading as many books as I can, but new to the forum. I live in Oakland and currently own 2 rental units and plan on ...
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My name is Troy Shadle and I have been a Nevada resident for 22 years. I am currently a production manager at the same position for 12 years. My company is relocating out of the country in 18 months and I have elected...
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Greetings fellow BP'ers! My wife and I are part time real estate investors in the northern middle Tennessee area. We currently own 2 buy and holds and are looking to pick up another deal very soon. We would love to co...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Members! My name is Sarah, a native of Atlanta, GA and a 10+ year veteran to the Wealth and Investment Management industry. So let me give you the when and how of WHY I got involved in real estate...
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Hello, BiggerPockets! My name is Colin Clark and I live right in the heart of Agggieland. College Station, Texas! A little about me, I have a beautiful girlfriend of over a year named Maddie. We have 2 dogs: a C...
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Curious if anyone knows the forum software the Bigger pockets website is now using. Doesn't seem to be the typical Buddy Boss or Buddy Press platforms. Not a lot of old school forum-type websites around that still att...
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Trying to learn as much as possible. Refining plans before implementing them.Most important question: How does one use the "@username" tag to respond / address someone in the forums?Thanks
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I started my real estate career in 2012 so I have never actually worked in a downturn or a slow market. Lucky me. Just curious on others thoughts. I don't see how prices can keep going up. All the fundamentals are st...
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I’m wanting to diversify a little and start investing in real estate. My goal now is cash flow. I did start an LLC, to somewhat protect my current assets which are nearing one million dollars. I have another LLC for m...