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I am new to the idea of real estate investing. Most of my knowledge and experience is in stock market index investing and I have only just started to learn about real estate. My goal is FI in 15 years with a monthly...
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Hello fellow BP members,
I currently own a single family home in Colorado Springs that's been a great rental the last couple of years. I bought it using the VA loan and put very little down on it. I lived there long ...
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Hello,Long time lurker, first time poster here on BiggerPockets. I have been following the site and listening to the podcasts religiously for about a year now. I currently have one investment property in California, w...
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Hey BP family,It's been a while since I have posted a discussion on here, but I was curious. What do you as a landlord do for rewarding tenants? Do you at all? If so, what do you do and why? I have heard of many offer...
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I just finished watching the webinar, "How to Buy Your First Duplex, Triplex, and Fourplex!" in which Brandon comments that collecting the rent in cash was "stupid." Can anyone enlighten me on why collecting the rent ...
I am looking for advise for long distance investing, especially for a newbie investor.
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Hi! I’m new-ish to real estate with two properties. I have 100k and want to start a “real” real estate business. What would you all start with? And in what city? Curious...
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Hi ya'll, Wanted to hear your thought on this. Currently have $170k saved up + mother offered to sign loan w/ me. Looking at duplex/triplex and plan on house hacking. My lender basically stated, whatever monthly payme...
Before anyone judges me for the fact that I am only 16 years old, I'd like you guys to hear me out. I live in an urban neighborhood in New York City, and I've gotten tired of letting the "American Dream" control my li...
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Hi all,Happy New Years!I have a plan for financing properties and want to run it by all of you. Since I'm still learning my way around funding deals, I'd love to hear if I've missed anything. Are there any details tha...