Hello to everyone in the BP community - My name is Ken Yu and I'd like to introduce myself to this wonderful community. I'd like to branch out my career in real estate and I think that Bigger Pockets is the best place...

For those of you who actively choose to invest in high crime areas, what do you make sure to factor into your numbers? -higher vacancy-higher possibility of turnover -hiring a property management company with skill an...

Hello BP, kindly seeking advice on 2 things: 1. best neighborhoods North/West of Denver, CO for long term appreciation and a good first time Colorado experience2. lender recommendations for an 80/10/10 programMy husba...

Hi, nice to meet all of you that I will be learning from here. I've been trying to read before I opened my mouth in the forums, but it seems like there were a lot of locals willing to help answer each other's question...

Hello fellow BP members, I am a newbie wholesaler in the Tampa area and in a not so distant future I am looking to move to the Athens, GA. Right now I am learning and gaining new skills in Tampa which I plan to take t...

Hello BiggerPockets Community!My name is Chris Medeiros. I am partnering with my son Dennis and his wife Nicole to build our REI business. We are fresh newbies from Antelope, California (Sacramento County).I am a comp...

I was wondering if any oos/out of state investors hire a real estate expert/consultant in the area they are looking to investor or do they spend months trying to learn the market by themselves or do they work with a r...

Hello allI am just starting my voyage, and reading everything I can.  I searched the forum, and didn't really find an answer, so here goes:Do I look for something anywhere in Texas that is within my budget?  (Ok, not ...

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I currently own a 3 family which I also live in, in West Allis, Wisconsin that's pretty nice and cash flows well. I am looking for a purely investment duplex in the $100k and below range. My realtor isn'...

Hi all – I am curious to learn some of your best practices with respect to: Smoke detectors Carbon Monoxide detectorsFire extinguishers HVAC filter cleaning Lock changes between tenants I currently have property manag...