Good Afternoon to bigger pocketsJust want to start by thanking Brandon, Joshua, and the bigger pockets group for having such an amazing website, podcast, webinars, & forum for us.  I have learned a lot in the past...

I have always wanted to invest in real estate but had some family/life stuff come up that slowed down my plans to such a point that I convinced myself I was too old to invest in RE. Here I am, early 40s, dreaming of r...

Greetings Bigger Pockets!My name is Gerald Barron and I am a quasi-accidental rental property owner who has seen the power of rental properties and wants more. To begin I'll tell you a little bit about myself and this...

Hello BiggerPockets community!This is my first post and i would like to start out saying I'm extremely excited to be a part of this community and to start my real estate investing career!! I'm 24 years old and I'm loo...

Hi everyone! I’m a new investor based in WA state with an exciting opportunity to relocate for work in the U.S. and out of the 92 cities available, I’ve narrowed it down to 13. Using criteria like price-to-rent ratio,...

Background:I completed my associates degree in information technology with an emphasis on networking, and I achieved the CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Networking Associate)My first job in IT was running the IT d...

Most successful investors understand the importance of visualization and setting definite goals.Let's celebrate successes and have a discussion about long-term goals and what specially REI will help provide for you.I'...

Hello, so today I was talking to one of my instructor about real estate. She recently received her real estate license as a hobby and extra source of income as we all know educaters don't get paid much. To tell a litt...

I've always been interested in real estate.  But, found myself in a sales career that I was pretty good at and did alright.  At 55 Years old I have a seven figure IRA.  However, I ended up being laid off as part of a ...

I apologize in advance, this is going to be a little long. I hope it’s worth the read!I’ve seen many a success story on the forum that was pretty impressive… 100 units in 2 years and such. My story is a little more mo...