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Hi all!I'm looking for any and all advice I can get on preparing, searching for, and finding my first property. I'm hoping to find a successful house hack somewhere in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas with my c...
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I have a property that I put around $15,000 into. I had to evict some tenants, and they stole the bathroom sink, outside awning, destroyed some of the walls and carpets and stole the furnace and hot water heater. It n...
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Found a potential deal today
Before I get chewed up and spit out, I'm just putting this out there, I'm a Cherry when it comes to investing. That's why I'm asking for lessons learned, and for thoughts that haven't co...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community!I am a licensed architect with almost a decade of experience. Primarily, my work has been in small commercial retail buildings (new construction and tenant improvements) with some work i...
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Hello AllI have a opportunity to purchase a 3 unit rental property. how should I structure the offer and what should be required in it.Does the seller provide a fee and clear Title with Title insurance, should the sel...
Hi everyone - I'm about to start my first job after college (in the DC area) and have recently started to learn about real estate investing as a side project. I'm curious as to what % of my income I should look to set...
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My wife and I currently have 3 properties between us. Our primary residence and her original home are in NH. We have been renting her place to long term tenants for the last 7 years, she has owned it for 18 years. Our...
Hi BiggerPockets! I had a question about seller financing. when should one start to do owner financing? Should one have an LLC formed before they attempt to do any type of seller financing. And would a great place to ...
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Hello bp community: we're revving up our wholesale business and getting things started with startvirtual.com... They seem great but I've got to decide on a SMS (for bulk texting) and wondering what others are using...
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I have no properties yet - just working a regular job and doing some freelance work on the side. I'd like to start earning some "unearned income" and building wealth. I've read quite a bit and I've watched a ton of vi...