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What is a safer bet, investing in commercial buildings, or investing in residential properties. If you become a local landlord to shops in a town, would that be better then if you had homes there?
Thank you.
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Hi guys!You have helped me a lot already to understand things about real estate. I have realized that I have been doing things wrong...(Like negative cash flow on my two rentals, etc) ...So I figured that may be you c...
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Hi all. I’m completely new to bigger pockets and real estate investing. I’m feeling overwhelmed with beginning and not sure where to even start. The internet is information overload. I need some direction. I regular...
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Hi everyone,I am new to REI and have been doing as much studying and research as I can before diving in. I am looking to invest out of state because I am in the military and move around making any market eventually lo...
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Investment Info:
commercial investment investment in Tullahoma.
Purchase price: $3,861,000
Cash invested: $1
Purchased 940 unit self storage facility.
What made you interested in investing ...
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Hey everyone!My name is Jeremy, and I'm a Silicon Valley start-up veteran looking to transition into real estate within the next year. I'm currently reading BiggerPocket's "The Book on Rental Property Investing", and ...
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Hey BP! This is my first post and I'm still very much a newbie in the REI world. I've listened to about 5 podcasts so far and I'm digging all the great info and interviews.That being said I live in the SF Bay Area, wh...
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Hi everyone,I’m new here, right now just reading and learning. My husband and I are very interested in starting out, but at the same time, we want or have to do ( Shocking right!!:-). Our biggest dilemma right now is ...
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Hi there BP!the following is something I feel needs to be written to kind of get a lot of things on the table. First off, a couple of disclosures: 1) I am NOT a millionaire in real estate. I'm just a hard-working d...
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I know the title is awesome. I would like to hear from all of you, the professionals! Though I am a newbie, please don't assume that I haven't done my due dilligence. I have been studying real estate for a few years. ...