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Hi Bigger Pockets Team,
Eric here from Northern Virginia. I am new to real estate investing. I recently retired from the military and now I am ready to start Chapter 2.
The goal is to build long-term wealth. I am m...
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Hi,My name is Alaiya Aguilar and I'm new to BP. I currently am a part owner in 2 TICs. One in Salt Lake City, UT and the other in Greensboro, NC. I've been in them for 8 years and have been unhappy with the lack of...
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Hey All, I'm extremely new to real estate investing I'm married with 4 young children that I homeschool. My husband is employed and of course our only source of income. We live in the San Francisco bay area and will b...
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My wife and I are probably about 6 months away from launching into buying our first property. I have been reading BP articles and listening to the podcast and I've learned a lot. I'm so glad I found this place. I'm ne...
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Was up bp,Found a house for sale by owner off Craigslist, that I'm about to put under contract. "EXISTING MORTGAGE (S): Existing financing on subject property will be current in all payments of principal, interest, ...
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Hey BPIn 2019 I'm planning on attending a live seminar event but im having trouble deciding which one. Im focused on MFR's/Syndication and I've narrowed it down to 3 events from 3 different people. Im hoping to find s...
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Anyone worried about that happened with stock market today?
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My Blogs - (Real Estate Homerun Blog)My First 12 Months as a Real Estate Investor…Here’s my story… One year ago, today, on March 31, 2016 I purchased my first investment property… What a journey this first 12 months h...
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I'm considering joining a short term rental development mentorship/ mastermind (i.e., building, not buying STRs) that helps students through the process of picking a market, finding land, navigating zoning & permi...
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You often hear syndicators say: we're looking at a minimum 20% return or 15%IRR. Things like that. For the sake of curiosity, I'm wondering what factors influence those required returns. Stock market volatily? 10Y tre...