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Hello BP community!My wife and I are excited to start our first deal; however, I am having analysis paralysis with choosing a market. I just had many of my limited believes around needing to invest locally removed by ...
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My question... how do you all know how much reserves is enough?? What is "safe" or responsible to start? I've read 6 months reserves on all fronts, but I've also read people "making it" with zilch to their name. Do yo...
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Hey everyone,This is my second go-around on Bigger Pockets and I really hope to connect with both in-state and out of state investors interested in properties of all types within the St. Louis area market. I have bee...
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Good afternoon everyone! This question applies to the female investors..Has anyone run across any hurdles because of your gender? I am one who believes as long as an individual provides a great service/product that th...
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I saw a post by @Andrew Eaton earlier today, and recently was introduced to Shiloe B. , are you doing any projects up here? Or know anyone who is? I've been seeing a lot of people taking small houses, such as 2br/1ba,...
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Hey All,I'm brand new to real estate investing and am trying to learn more about MFR. How would you guys recommend going about this? If you have any suggestions on books or other educational materials, please let me k...
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I am looking to buy my first property and I am not sure how to choose a mortgage lender. I have been pre approved by two lenders and they basically gave me the same options and a similar rate. So I was just wonderi...
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So I'm feeling fairly frustrated with hard money at the moment. Does anyone have an experience with a lender that actually returns phone calls and gets back to you? I'm finding that there are so many that just ignor...
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I was reading around the net and read quite a few articles that people use their student loan money to REI. I am active duty army and therefore my college is 100% paid for. I have an investor who is older and wants to...
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Hey Guys, My girlfriend and I are looking to move to Florida. The question is we are looking to buy our first property. As i see most people doing is buying a multifamily and renting out one level. Thats exactly what ...