![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/140270/small_1727386517-avatar-brandonscott79.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have a future farming area that is full of 1970's ranch homes with original owner occupants. There is high equity with many of the properties simply because of the time they have been occupied. I want to start direc...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/9/small_1621345214-avatar-biggerpo.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
After a stunning collapse on Friday (close to a 50% fall) due to exposure in shaky securities linked to subprime mortgages, it was reported today that Bear Stearns, one of the Big 5 Investment Banks, will be acquired ...
Hey everyone! I'd like to to introduce myself to the forums. I am a 19 year old currently in my third year of college. I found biggerpockets the summer of 2020 and I have been in love with it ever since. I've been doi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1089793/small_1695743244-avatar-markd255.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey BP community,As I’m learning to purchase and own apartments, where should the topic of insurance be in the pecking order? If I’m looking for a 4 plex (residential) or 6-plex (commercial) apartment building, what ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1762824/small_1694700422-avatar-andonig.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
hey guys!im a newby in the real state world and im decided to start investing cash properties out of states since around LA the numbers are not viable.my question to all you guys is,how risky could it be investing out...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/784249/small_1695108258-avatar-robertj133.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
As backstory, I am looking into a property in Texas. The property is being offered as a "resale" and has been on the books as such since 2011. Before the county foreclosed on the property the previous owner took out s...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/282916/small_1621441432-avatar-virginiafaldasz.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello BP family!
Ever since I joined the BP a couple of years ago and read many inspiring stories, I FINALLY decided to take major action and quit a solid paying career as a surgical device sales rep to focus on REI...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/529885/small_1621482009-avatar-chromeseekerdan.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I just wanted to share some success on our vacation rental home. My parents bought a place in Northern Michigan last summer. For the past year, we have been working on it and upgrading it. In June, we were all finishe...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/135183/small_1621418633-avatar-jdgordon.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi everyone!
Newbie investor in the Jacksonville, Fl market. Finally working to get this thing started! Been reading forums, listening to a ton of podcasts from a bunch of different investors (BiggerPockets...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/305408/small_1621443090-avatar-joelfischer.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello Bigger Pockets Community,My name is Joel Fischer. I am from Portland Oregon. I work for a business association doing government relations. I am a bit of a part time entrepreneur and newly minted real estate inve...