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Hello all,
My name is David Wandell. Born and raised in New Orleans now living in Hammond, LA and currently working full time as a regulatory consultant in the oil & gas industry. I am new to Real Estate ...
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I wanted to get some feedback. One of the Local REI'S is offering an educational program called "CORE" that seems very interesting. From the information provided, it seems to be very all-encompasing. The issue is t...
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Hello,
I own a 2-family I bought as owner occupied.
Market value around $225k, I owe $179k.
I tried to get a loan for another 2-family as owner occupied. One bank wouldn't even talk to me unless I bough...
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Hi BP community,After introducing myself here and educating myself a little bit, it's time to take some action. I decided that this is going to be my career path and something I want to do so started reading a lot on...
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Does anyone know how I can get started in real estate without using my own money? I've seen people talk about it but they want $500 just to tell you how you can do it. I can't afford to spend $500 on it. I have 4 kids...
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Hello community! I am a recent college graduate with a degree in mechanical engineering who has just moved to the Ann Arbor, Michigan area from Toledo, Ohio. I moved to Michigan to start working for a company who de...
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Does anyone have someone in the NOVA, northern Virginia, area that has taken care of substantial popcorn ceilings?~3200sqft home and almost every room has popcorn, some worse than others. I have no idea how much this...
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Hi Bigger Pockets world I'm in the New Orleans area with a background in building. I'm tryna get more into the real estate world. So I'm looking to put together a team to achieve my goal. If your also in a similar pos...
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Hello all,I went to Berkeley City Hall today to apply for an occupancy inspection for one of my rental properties located in Berkeley, MO. The lady at the finance office gave me a copy of ordinance number 4320, bill n...
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Should I dive in and start with direct mailers? Bandit signs? It's this amount enough to start seeing results quickly? I need some direction!