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Hi 👋🏽 My name is Kai.
I'm a content creator based in Los Angeles. I've never owned property but was recently given $500k for a downpayment. It came unexpectedly as a no strings attached gift from a very rich friend ...
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Hello all. I'd appreciate some guidance or validation in my plan below. I am a first-time investor that has been researching my butt off for the past few months and am very appreciative of this forum. So much informat...
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Quick Note: This post is an introduction to who I am, what I do, my current situation and what my plans are in the near future.Hello everybody and I'm glad to have stumbled upon the BiggerPockets community!BackgroundM...
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Hello All, I am new here to BiggerPockets. I know there are a ton of posts on 15 year vs 30 year mortgages, but I did not find one that fit my scenario.I currently own a Single Family rental in Boulder, CO. It used ...
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I am a newbie mobile home investor. i have been building my buyer list and working on calls to sellers about units for sale and practicing my questions to sellers. Here in Clearwater St Pete area there are many 55+ ...
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Question for all of the real estate veterans on here who have weathered the good, bad and ugly.
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you were beginning your journey?
I've searched the forums, but most p...
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@Scott Trench ruined my first home purchase. Just kidding...kind of, but in a good way.This year, May 2017, I bought my first house. Renting felt like I was throwing money away so I thought I was making a smart inves...
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Hi fellow BP members, My husband and I are new to REI. For our first deal, we decided to focus on a 2-4 unit small residential property in Phoenix AZ, Orlando/Jacksonville FL, or Raleigh NC. Being a mom with a full-t...
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Good Afternoon Fellow BiggerPocketeers,Finally launching my RE investment dream 15 years after getting my undergrad in RE Finance/Investment (and then a Masters in Business). I have spent the last 15 years doing busin...
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Hey guys, wishing all the best during this crazy period, but it is a good time to settle down to rethink all the past.One year ago, I invest a single-family house for short-term rental has 6 bedrooms in Emerald Island...