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Hello BiggerPockets community!I am a novice to real estate investing, and currently educating myself through various ways. My goal is to utilize the house hacking strategy within the next two years. It seems this is a...
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Hello everyone,
I am new to real estate and am currently trying get my hands on my first deal, however, I am torn between two pathways. I am wanting to move out of my current residence, and because of other benefits ...
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Hi everyone! Came back so excited from BPCON to really get going w/BRRRR and fix/flip. Finding it really hard to get decent hard money. Presenting average deals of : Puchase price 350-400,000. ARV 550-600,000. Hard mo...
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I have a savings and checking account for my llc, and each property, all under the same banking app. I also have a separate mortgage account for each property. When you add the accounting into all of this, it’s been q...
This has been weighing heavy on my mind — the thought of paying to join a mastermind/community.
What has been your experience? Has it helped you scale? Was it a waste of your money and time? Is it worth it?
I’m thin...
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Hello BP posters. I'm brand new to REI and have a question about how to use limited marketing dollars. What's been your experience/results with Bandit Sign vs Direct Mail? I'm looking at the Central Ohio area.Thanks!
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My knowledge of real estate investment is still very basic, if someone could explain "Motivated Seller Leads". My thought process of buying and selling is very linear right now. If someone is "Motivated" to sell, but ...
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Hello,Just wanted to get a discussion going on Hard Money Lenders. How can everyone afford them? There are great deals that pop up when it is only cash involved. However, once I calculate in hard money lender fees, po...
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Hey BP,So I just started with my first property in January of this year. I have it in my name currently (No LLC or anything else just yet). I'm having this property managed by a professional property manager. I'm g...
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Does anyone have any employees working for them? I'm to the point where I need to bring someone on to help with the maintenance and some light rehab work.
I was wondering how you go about looking for employees and...