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I am new to investing, researching various area across the US to invest in. Mostly interested in buying cheap, renovating and retaining. I currenlty live in Chicago...taxes are extremely high here.
Anyone have any...
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Hello Everyone,My name is Jaymes, and I am not a property owner but am looking to start my career in real estate investing. I am a paramedic of 7 years experience and I work largely on remote industrial projects that ...
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I've just recently been bitten by the real estate bug and have been listening to a lot of audio books written and recommended by Bigger Pockets. I'm 22, live with my parents and live pretty frugally. I have lit...
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New to investing was wondering if going into debt to pay for a commercial real estate coach is a good idea? I have about half of the “tuition” in cash and the other half i can get using my credit cards is this smart o...
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I'm a single mom and I work full time. Im looking to purchase my first home and I am looking into purchasing a two family home. Im a bit worried because everything I read says that having tenants is not worth it. Is t...
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Long story short, my fiance and I own 5 properties in US and Canada generating about $88K USD of gross annual rental income. 4 are SFH and 1 Duplex. However our estimated annual cash flow is $6500 USD after PITI, prop...
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Or have you? A woman I recently dated also has a rental portfolio and retired in her 30's. She met a lady in California who told her as you get older you won't want to deal with the hassle of tenants and rentals or PM...
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I have an STR I manage at a distance and have a property mgmt company handling the day to day. They have done a great job managing guests and the STR platforms to maximize bookings but when we returned to stay a few ...