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Hello, I am a college Cross Country and Track & Field Coach in Hastings, Nebraska. I grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. I have always had an interest in real estate investing. I purchased my first primary residence ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community,My name is Lucas Roe, and it's nice to meet you all. I'm a 28-Year-old Software Engineer gone architect, living in Shrewsbury, Ma, who has slowly gotten bored of the idea of starting a b...
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Hello everyone, just starting to get my feet wet investing in real estate. I have been reading and listening to podcast to get the idea and it in now time to act so I could learn. Thinking about getting started with ...
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In reference to cash-on-cash return, when calculating how much money was invested into the property, should I include any money that came directly from me that I put toward the reserves? Even if after the first 12 mo...
Here is an example of why so many states have tough "foreclosure consultant" and "equity purchase" Laws:
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
CA AG Shuts Down Foreclosure Scammers
California Attorney General Brown today shut down...
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My regards to the community, I would be seeking your advice on some matter. I have some interests in real estate and have read that foreclosure is an efficient way to gather up profits. I would like a little more thou...
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Hello everyone,
I'm brand new to RE but I'm ready to learn. I live in LA where buying a house has not been practical for me, inasmuch as the median price right now is right under half a million. So, I'm looking to buy...
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Has anyone tried doing 125% financing? I recently moved to a mortgage company, Ace Mortgage, and they introduced me to a product I was unfamiliar with. It is 125% financing. From what I have seen, it fits the niche fo...
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Hello, There my name is Navon Wallace. I am brand new here to BP and my passed experiences in the business have been very bad. It has left kind of scar but now am looking to get back into it. Looking to flip hou...
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Today I'm taking the first step towards becoming a RE agent - meeting with someone in the industry! At this stage I just have very basic questions since I know zero about it (besides that I have to study for, and e...