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I first joined bp nearly a year ago as a way to just start and see what I can learn. I had plenty of questions with no real plan in mind or even resources for that matter. Since then, I’ve basically stayed off the web...
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Hello BP community !This is my first post so apologies if I am asking questions that have been asked or posting in the wrong spot :/I am 31 years old and looking to get in the market. I have some money saved up and wo...
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Hello. I was introduced by a coworker to BP who is a long time and highly experienced investor and he has poured a lot of knowledge into me, however, I think we're at a point where he isn't going to go any further wit...
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HI BP Community!Can you help demistify Cap Rates? What is a Cap Rate? What does it tell me about the property? Why is it so important? I've read how to calculate Cap Rates, but I just don't get it...yet.Thanks in adva...
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Hello, I am a new investor starting with tax deeds. I was curious how a property goes from owned by a person, to going up for a lien, to going to a tax deed sale and if i buy at a tax deed sale does the person with th...
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I feel really stupid because I just learned from this site that the scott yancey real estate investing workshop is a scam. I want to do real estate. I'm 32 years old. I have two children, a worthless two year degree. ...
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Hope this post finds you well. As I sit here at my J-O-B sharing my first post to the bigger pockets family, I would like to get some feedback/ direction. So a little back story about me, I'm 20 years young from the ...
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There is so many software's and "must haves" in the real estate investing world that i do not know where to go to what to do. I need to know if having a CRM software and/or VA/VA's really helps that much. I currently ...
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After a year of vague forum posts, let's get personal.My wife and I have 100K. No debt. We rent a townhouse, at $1,700 a month in Orange County, California. Currently we make a combined $160k.Our end goal is to have r...