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HI, I was just wondering if anyone is using Facebook, instagram, etc. to make informed decisions on potential tenants in addition to all other background checks and references. If so, how are you approaching the us...
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Hi everyone, my name is Filip and I'm pretty new to the real estate investing world.I'm currently in Afghanistan and planning to expand my knowledge on real estate investing while I'm in here, so once I get back from ...
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Is anyone interested in meeting monthly in the Ashburn, VA or Leesburg, VA area to discuss real estate investing? Date/Time is still TBD based upon interest. I'm leaning towards a weekend morning since most of us ar...
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I think this is a great new feature.
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/25/topics/80292-bp-update-73-launch-of-the-biggerpockets-forums-keyword-alert-system
I've just started using it and have put in about 20 key w...
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Hello BP!For my friends out there I am little late in writing this post considering that we closed on our first 4-plex July 10th. I have collected 3 out of the 4 rents due and I am expecting the last payment in my po ...
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Hello everyone!I am a new "young gun" in the real estate investing world. I have not made any deals yet but I'm hoping that with the help of this site, I will have the confidence to make something happen. My fiance a...
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Finding motivated home sellers without a realtor can be challenging, but two effective strategies you can use today are Facebook paid advertising and door-to-door sticky-note delivery. Here’s how you can make these me...
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Hello! I am new to the group, real estate investing in general, and trying to learn so that I can take my first step into real estate. The idea of owning real estate as an investment has always made me excited, but tr...
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Tenants moved in and in first month called me to complain about the air conditioner. I sent out the AC guy and he repaired it. Second month the tenants call the AC guy directly and he goes there and repairs it and the...
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Hello everyone! A while back I posted on Bigger Pockets and took some time away to really figure out what my fiancee and I are looking for in our future in real estate. After weeks and months of discussions and figuri...