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I'll first give a short story on how I actually got to be living in the garden State of New Jersey! I came to America on vacation and travelledaround the USA for four weeks with a mate from Australia starting in San f...
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Hello, everybody! My name is Brendan and I was introduced to biggerpockets.com by my brother. He also turned me on to "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki and that book really opened my eyes. I have always felt ...
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Dear all,Feeling blessed and very happy to have found this great community. I am based in Zurich, Switzerland and work in the financial industry. I have been investing in real estate for a couple of years and currentl...
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How many of you actually love doing Real Estate for the benefits it provide and who actually is doing it because they have a passion and its helping that ?? #curious
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Dear Bigger Pockets community,what are the best (most complete) sources on the internet for international real estate markets trends, news and analysis/breakdowns for countries/regions from around the world? Residenti...
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Hello everyone,
My name is Dean and I am from the UK.
I moved to Madrid 3 years ago, and my girlfriend's parents gave us a plot of land (South Madrid).
We build our dream house. We came into a bit of cash, so we pa...
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Hi BP Community,
First off, thank you so much to everyone on this site and who help to run it. It is a unique web property to bring individuals involved in real estate together.
My name is Martin. I hav...
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Well, since you already know that I'm a new Investor in Philly, and since BP is very much a social site, here are some facts about me that are NOT related to REI: - I'm an actor. Mostly on stage -- I'm a nut for Sh...
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Hello everyone!My name is Daniel, I'm half Latino half Swiss, I'm a systems architect and I live in Ulm, Germany. I've been looking to start investing in rentals for some time now, but I'm scared of jumping in cash fl...
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Astoria, Queens: Two-Family Properties, good investment?
Intro
Astoria, Queens, has long been known for its culture, heavily influenced by European countries like Greece, Italy, Germany, Poland, Croatia, and other c...