BiggerPockets is awesome!My name is Matthew and I live here in Menifee, California. I am currently 27, and I have been working as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Ultrasound) since I was 20. I reached a plateau in my...

Hey everyone! I’m Jordyn and last spring I commissioned as an officer in the Army. I am now stationed at Fort Irwin, CA (the middle of nowhere) and have read books and listened to podcasts on REI. I’ve been looking at...

Hi All,I've been a silent observer and religious Podcast listener on Bigger Pockets for about a month now and decided its finally time to introduce myself. I'm a newbie investor from the central MA area. I currently o...

I have a potential tenant who was evicted from her last home. I offered to rent to her on a month by month basis. Increased rent $50/mo from my regular rate, 2xrent security deposit and a co-signer. I also let her kno...

Need some input!!I do not have fantastic margins here..Purchase price: $146kRepairs: Cosmetic only. House is 2300 sq ft. $23k?ARV: $215Got a hard money quote ...30-35k out of pocket. Yikes. Is that pretty much what I ...

Hello BP,I have worked with contractors in the past and it did not turn out well. Both times the work was poor quality and I had to pay to get properties re done. Also, they had lack of knowledge on permit requirement...

Well as I've state before, I am new to the world of real estate investing. I consider myself in the learning phase. I spend every moment at work listening to the podcasts over and over. I wake up at 4 a.m. (two hou...

After reading all the posts lately I thought id'e throw my experience out there. I told my boss I will be done in June... All I know is that I wanna start some kind of Biz.  I hope I get inspiration before then. Reaso...

I have a personal vehicle that I use almost exclusively for business. If I put 10,000 miles on it in a year, 9,500 are for business. I track my mileage religiously, but accountant always tells me I can't report all of...