Hey all! I live in Seattle, Wa and have a small house hack here. I managed to score a high paying tech gig 5 years ago and have been living way below my means to build a nest egg to start my journey to financial indep...

Hi bigger pockets.  We are a family of 4 living in San Diego. I have an extensive background in construction as well as a general contractors license in CA.  My wife is in school working towards her masters in school ...

Hey all! I just started working for a real estate syndicator and am beginning the process of getting as much education on the subject as I can. Do you have any books or resources on the subject that you'd recommend? I...

I currently live in Northern CA, and we paid off our mortgage a year ago. We've since saved up ~$30K in cash at this point and are interested in purchasing investment property. I'm very familiar with our city (Sacrame...

Hello, My name is Denzel. I am a college student (soon to be alumnus) studying engineering. I am interested in learning about real estate to use as a tool for financial security for my family as well as a second sourc...

Disclaimer: I live in the SF Bay Area (aka reallllly expensive to buy anything).Help me understand how lenders view debt.  So let's say I purchase a SFH for $800k and put down 160k (20%).  So now I owe 640k. For that ...

Hello!I am a 30 year old soon to be married.  Both my fiance and I have good income jobs, looking for advice on how to start out in a tough market like north jersey.  Our goal is to achieve financial independence one ...

Hi everyone!Yay!! My first post here on Bigger Pockets. I'm a new member located in the Bay Area of Northern California who is just starting his journey towards financial freedom. Right now I'm in the process of re-ev...

I started in residential Real Estate sales following graduating from college. That was 2004 just as the market was getting hot. I dabbled in flipping properties and made some good money. Following the downturn I chose...

howdy BPr's,I'm considering making my first offer on a property and wanted to get some advice and feedback before pulling the trigger.Here are the stats:Asking price: 140k - haven't started the negotiation process yet...