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Hello! My name is Vanessa and I am a new member to BP. I am a newly minted attorney, but I am most interested in how to turn real estate investing into a full time profession. I am mostly familiar with investing in re...
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Hi All,I'm Sherry, a real estate investor located in sunny California. I originally started in real estate as an agent, however my ultimate goal was to invest. Like many I was caught in the rafters of 2007ish chao...
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I have two passions one is the study and practiceof Natural Health and the pursuit of "total body Health". The other is developing financial independence utilizing the best investment vehicle there is - Real Estate....
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Hey everyone, About 18 months ago I attempted to do my first flip but ended up having to keep it as a rental. I was still new and didn’t know anything about bigger pockets so I totally relied upon my real estate agent...
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I have heard of some people renting a place and then using it for short-term rentals. Does anyone with experience in this want to get some coffee and chat?
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Hi, I'm new on BP, I wanted to connect with people in the Jacksonville, FL market that are currently investing here or are looking to invest here. I'm interested in doing a BRRR and wanted to connect. Thanks.
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Good morning BiggerPockets,Last week I started my first direct mail campaign. I bought a list from ListSource and sent out postcards to a few hundred absentee landlords in the area where I want to invest. The postcard...
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Hey ya'll! First time poster.My wife and I are trying to decide the best way to get started building our portfolio. We've been looking out of state a lot as the market here in Utah is crazy but haven't pulled the trig...
Let me preface this by saying my ultimate goal is asset protection- that is my #1 priority. Now, moving forward I have an umbrella insurance policy, and will be opening an LLC for my current rental property. At ...
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Thanks for any thoughts on these three issues. Sorry this is so long.We recently purchased a 2 apartment/1 commercial multi-use property that we discovered needs a lot of work. With the property we inherited 1 tenant ...