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Happy New Year to everyone!My name is Jim and I've lived in the greater DC Metro area for 12+ years now, specifically Northern Virginia (Alexandria & Vienna). Like many folks in DC, my full-time job involves worki...
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First thank you for your feedback and advice. So, we just purchased a duplex as an investment property and it needs some minor rehab. The 1st floor currently has wood flooring that needs to be replace. We plan to ren...
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I have been listening to and getting inspired by Bigger Pockets podcasts and books. This year I bought my first investment condo downtown Vancouver which I did some some improvements on and put up on Airbnb. It's bee...
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Hi guys and gals my name is Justin Stacy and I'm currently located in Burlington county New Jersey. I am a firefighter in the United States Air Force. I have 2 years left and I'm setting myself up in real estate so t...
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I'm looking at a duplex that currently has separate furnaces, both being boilers with radiant heat (radiators, not ceiling, floor or baseboard). The second story unit can easily be converted from a 1BR to a 3BR to max...
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When you first started, did your leads come mostly from the broker? If you're brand new, how did you market yourself and get home sales?
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I've found a property in my farm area today that is 30 years old. It's a 3 B / 1.5 BA approx. 1200 sqft and it is vacant. The comps in the area range from $90k - $110k. The sellers have owned this property for abou...
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Hey all, I've been very interested in real estate investing for a while now and I'm 21. All I have been doing at every chance I get is reading, studying, and now listening to podcasts about real estate.I'm most inter...
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Hey BP!New investor here looking for REI networking meetups in Orange County or Long Beach (or even greater Los Angeles). Anyone have any good recommendations for the area?Thanks!
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I've been pursuing my first property for about half a year now and came across some information that raised some questions that I was hoping my fellow Canadian and even American neighbors may have experience with.
My...