![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/965906/small_1621506439-avatar-robstein.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello Bigger Pockets community! I am located in Hunterdon County, NJ, new to REI. I am a former music teacher, with 10 years in the public school system. During that time I built my own business, and two years ago was...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/858141/small_1695347669-avatar-shilot55.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
For many years I've longed to be involved in real estate, but didn't have vision, knowledge, and frankly the money to pursue those dreams and put action into it. Within the last couple years I've been able to position...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/461177/small_1621477682-avatar-martinz7.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
makinga long story short, i came to the american land back in may of 1993. Did not read or speak any english, went to high school in the am and work after school making 4.25 an hour, graduated from high school and ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1979835/small_1621517248-avatar-chelseal31.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey BP family! My name is Chelsea and I live in the Sacramento CA area. I have a BA in business, I am a licensed real estate agent and I'm currently working as a mortgage consultant assistant (while I wait for my NMLS...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/9/small_1621345214-avatar-biggerpo.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'll kick off the obligatory "what are you going to do better" post for 2015 . . . so, how are you planning on making this year a more successful one than last year?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1978300/small_1657650280-avatar-davidt691.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi Everyone!My friend is hoping to purchase a shop on some property for his business. Because he is 1099 he can't qualify for traditional financing. Is there any way that he could purchase the property with a DSCR loa...
Hi All! I am an aspiring real estate investor, primarily looking to network within the NY Metro area, specifically in Staten Island. My goal currently is to find mentors within the field that can help me learn as much...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/825047/small_1623383938-avatar-jacobg63.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I’m 24 with 4 properties going. They generate 2200/month. I’m 49k in investment debt. I have built my business model around the concept
of paying off properties and snowballing them into more. End goal running a debt...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/190124/small_1621432076-avatar-pdunne.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
As with many BPers, my obsession with real estate leads to many fun conversations at family gatherings. Over the past three years, a family member on my wife's side has become increasingly interested and even reads bo...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1621304/small_1621514238-avatar-timf129.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I own a small company that buys and sells raw, vacant, rural land. For 4 years, we've bought and sold, exclusively for cash. We're scaling up our business and want to utilize OPM to help us scale. I had an informative...