1) What is your day job?2) How has it contributed to your real estate investing success?3) Would you choose the same profession if you had to do things over again?
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Hiring accelerated last month to the best pace since August, signaling a stronger rebound is under way that could deliver jobs to the industries, regions and workers hardest hit during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. e...
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I saved money up for a down payment for an investment property, but I can no longer obtain a loan due to changing industries for my new job. Would it be efficient to put that money in a self directed IRA? And do peopl...
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Pittsburgh BP Members,As a new member to the BP Forums, I am interested in learning more about the Pittsburgh multi-family market. I am currently a 21 yr old senior civil engineering student who has accepted a full-ti...
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Hey BiggerPocket nation! I'm pretty new to the site, but it's definitely what I've been looking for. A great platform to meet, investors, property managers ect. overall just to get to know the people in the industry l...
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Hi All, My name is James Casella. For all of those who are taking the time to read this I would like to thank you in advance. As a little background of myself I have experience in residential construction, which is...
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Hi everyone, I'm a newbie from Southern California wanting to learn real estate investing. I've always want to invest in real estate but I don't do it because I don't have the knowledge or the skills to do so. I'm hop...
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Hello my name is Doug. I have no experience in Real Estate I am currently in the Oil and Gas industry but tired of the long hours. Want to learn how to find rental property to invest in.
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I have waited way too long to migrate from Quicken to Quickbooks, and now I am paying the price! So I need to get up to speed and get some training on using "QuickBooks Online" ASAP. I use a Mac, and would like to be ...
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Is there anyway to find a phone number for a property owner to reach out and build a connection to hopefully obtain a new and upcoming friendship and also see if there fellow investors if they purchased there property...