I’m 50 years old, grew up a city boy never knew much about real estate investing. By 65 yrs old I would be able to retire with two pension, social security and 401k collecting over about 10k a month. I have been readi...
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Hey guys!!
I'm super pumped to be part of the community! I'm Lalo, I just moved to Astoria from UES and for the past 2 years I've been learning about real estate. I want to start by buying my first multifamily prop...
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Serious question here:
Would you rather GC a project yourself or hire a turn-key GC? (Please ellaborate and explain your reasoning)
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Welcome to our first BP Book Club discussion. We will be discussing the Introduction of Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. Next time, we will discuss chapter 1, entitled, "LESSON 1 - THE RICH DON'T WORK FOR MONEY."...
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Good afternoon BP community,I am looking at purchasing a 5 unit apartment - house. Only 2 of the 5 tenets have a lease in place the remaining 3 do not have leases and have been long term tenants. The unit is in Virgin...
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Obviously the key to a successful flip is to find solutions for the distressed person. I wholeheartedly believe in the business model. With that said, I have no desire to constantly kick a person when they are down....
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I own an 18 unit C class apartment in Killeen, Tx. When I purchased the complex from a mom and pop owner operator it had good occupancy and many long term tenants. I carefully selected a PM company that is off site ...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! I’m James from Alameda, CA. I’m just starting to explore the world of real estate investing here in the Bay Area. I plan to kick off with wholesaling and try out a few fix-and-flip proje...
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hello everyone! My wife, Kristin, and I are eager to get going in this business. We have been "lurking" in the forums, listening to podcasts, watching webinars, searching for and analyzing properties using the BP ca...
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Hi all,Here's a scenario my fiancee and I are in. Would love to have some insight if anyone has experience with this!We found a house that has an accepted offer on it, but that offer has a contingency that the Buyer f...