I live in the San Francisco Bay area and I feel like my investment options are limited due to the expensive real estate. I have been contemplating investment outside of California.
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My husband and I are new to investing in Michigan and appreciate all feedback. I am in the gaining knowledge phase and would love to hear what you invested in first - apartment building or single home? Why?
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Hi thereAlthough I have been a landlord for three years, just recently I have given serious thought to get into real estate investment. I have a realtor who is an investor and seems to be very good at it. It seems the...
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hello everyone,New to bigger pockets and new to the REI market. I've been reading countless websites, columns, forums/ etc. and couldn't be more excited. Quick background to my situation is my wife and I own a home (w...
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Hello BP community,I am part-time dedicated to Real State Investing. I have 2 years’ experience in the raw land Development, lots subdivisions and construction improvements.I want to find people interested in investin...
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Hi am a new investor. I purchased my first mobile home in Ohio two years ago and it is going on the rental market in February of next year due to a family member living in it at the moment. I am also a travel healthc...
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My husband and I are starting our real estate investing journey. He is a general contractor and I am currently a casino manager. We bought a house in September 2020 using his VA loan for $257k we spent the last year a...
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Ok, obviously I should buy the house, right? Why would anybody buy a co-op?Well…. the situation is not so black and white.My wife and I recently had our first baby! She’s a one year old girl now 😃 We’ve been living wi...
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Hello BP community!My name is Alex Vlamis. Like many people here I read Rich Dad Poor Dad not that long ago and realized I've been doing it wrong for quite some time. I work on Wall Street in the mortgage securities b...
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Hi Everybody,Have been browsing around on the forum the past couple of weeks and decided to introduce myself. I'm Tommy and I live in the Dayton area in Ohio. I have always been interested in REI and after paying down...