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Hi Everyone!My name is Alison, and I became interested in investing in real estate as I searched for my own home. The search thrust me into the world of co-ops (White Plains, NY), condos, single family homes, and mult...
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Do you find that being a Real Estate Agent gives you an added advantage as an investor?
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So we closed on our first short sale yesterday and it was a great deal that literally fell in our lap. But that inspired us to finally take the time to enter the short sale arena.
So Im interested to hear from Bp me...
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It's been several years and a bunch of deals since but here is my first wholesale success story....
I had been in the business for about 10 months. Had bought and renovated 2 houses and struggled my way through both...
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I flip in the Nashville area about 20 homes a year currently. In any-case once in a while I come across deals that are new to me. I have the opportunity to purchase 2 mobile home parks and I remember there were some i...
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My wife, and I have been wanting to buy our first house, live in it for a year or so, and then rent it out, then repeat it as time goes on. Both of us have been recently laid off from our jobs due to the coronavirus. ...
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Hello BiggerPockets!I’m currently a 20 year old student, and have a real interest in the long term wealth building that real estate has to offer. I have read almost all BiggerPockets books, and a bunch by Robert Kiyos...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $1,140,000
Cash invested: $1
The deal:
-Location: San Diego, North Park/Normal Heights
-Gentrified neig...
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Wow, I wish I had found Bigger Pockets years ago! My wife and I have talked about investing in real estate but never took action, primarily because all the books and websites I researched were the typical "gurus" tryi...
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Hey guys,
I'm a 21 year old waiter and my fiance and I are looking to get approved for a mortgage because the market is fantastic and we could afford it. She's got a job that pays 27800 a year and I make about 2...