What not many Realtors or advisors are willing to admit from the very beginning is that when a homeowner is in debt, both the foreclosure and a short sale can have a devastating impact on the credit history. However, ...

I just passed my Maine Associate Broker's exam yesterday as my wife and I are relocating to Maine later this year.  Not sure where, but most likely somewhere between Freeport and Boothbay.   As I understand it, east o...

Long time lurker. First time poster. As with many on this site, the information I've gleaned from this site has been priceless. Thanks to everyone who has contributed over the years.

My dad is a long tim...

Hello all!Well, it's my first day here with Bigger Pockets and already I see a wealth of information that I did not have before. I have been in Real Estate since 2006 and am a Supervising Broker. I have an assistant t...

Hey BP. i was very excited to get a pre-approval letter so i could know my ball park figure so i could begin to find deals and analyze them, and it appears that my income is too low and i do not have "too much" saved ...

So. Trying to get started. But it seems like life is just tossing one obstacle after another in my way. Yesterday evening I was informed that I no longer have a job. I think the actual reason behind it has to do with ...

I posted this in another forum, but wasn't sure which topic it should be under. Hopefully I'll get some responses here:

I am just getting started in the whole REI thing (excited!!) and some of the people I have talke...

Ok, Savannah, GA, is a big town, small city. The historic area (where I live/invest) is 6 square miles. The buildings are very old or they are new but created to look very old.

Due to a private college located in to...

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I am a firm believe that "no financial decision should be made using financial criteria alone", meaning you have to consider personality, what lets you sleep at night, etc that being said, my wife and I have d...

Hello BP,My name is Cecilia Gonzales I live in Fresno, Ca and i have been a member of Bigger Pockets for about 3 months now and i finally built up enough courage to introduce myself. So i have been learning and listen...