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Hello all! I just found out about this site from my Title Representative and it’s great to see so many people fired up about investing in real estate!I am a Realtor in Pasadena, CA, have been in the real estate sales ...
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Hello BP community! I need some advice on how to move forward with my wife and I’s real estate goal which is to attain financial independence and be able to travel the world at our leisure and also be able to go visit...
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We bought a short sale back in Oct 2019 and have been doing the renovation on it since. Unfortunately, we had our first terrible contractor experience and have to hire a new one to both redo and finish the work. M...
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Hey everyone
Newbie out of Sacramento, CA ready to get into real estate! I'm a proud Nurse, but Covid has me rethinking a few thingsssss...let me just be honest. :) But real estate has always been my, secret, secon...
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We are currently working on preparing our former first-home-turned-rental-house to sell. We are getting a new exterior paint job and touching up the outside (replacing broken sidewalk and fixing negative drainage)....
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Hey Bigger Bockets members!I’m new to investing and was wondering if anyone had advice in researching optimal locations for rental properties. I am looking to start off by house hacking and would like to narrow down a...
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Hey all,So, I am marketing a few vacant apartments currently and I pride myself in the efficiency of that system.Every once in awhile I have these people contact me that I identify as "time-wasters": every time I post...
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Hi all,I'm sharing this story in hopes others can learn from what I found to be a tough (and at times incredibly uncomfortable) situation, as well as looking for any insights as to how I could have handled this differ...
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Question regarding the Perfect BRRRR Deal. Just going through the ARV/FMV research. Of course the perfect BRRRR deal is to recoup all your money invested. Down payment + rehab costs + holding, etc. In the market I’m l...
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Hello BP Community! My name is Kalvin and I am from the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. I have recently just started getting my feet wet in this industry. I am taking the time to research the industry using Bigger Pock...