Hi everyone, I have been in the Marine Corps for 10 years now and bought my first property 3 years ago. For the longest time I have been in a single income military family with very little capital to work with but a s...
Hello BP!I am very excited to make this post as I might have an opportunity to make my first deal. I found an ad on craigslist about someone looking to retire and sell their duplex. I believe this is considered an o...
Hello all,I'm fairly new to BP (officially joining in January, 2015), though I've been referencing the site for guidance for about 3 or so months now. I have always been interested in investing (real estate and stock...
We are brand new to real estate investing and trying to learn as much as we can. We have mostly invested in stocks and are looking to diversify / build passive income. We are predominantly interested in buy and hol...
Hello BiggerPockets!I have been snooping around the bigger pocket site for a few months now and finally decided to jump in and make some local and national conections. After much soul searching I finally mustered up t...
Hi Everyone,I am a new investor who would like some information on what companies investors use as the custodian for the self-directed IRA's. I am willing to research the companies myself. So if you can recommend a ...
Hi everyone! I'm SUPER new to the world of real estate investing and am looking to get some input on how to tackle an REI/life goal. Forgive me if this question is too basic! I'll provide some background:Goal - Live m...
Hi Guys,No... sorry, we don't always start a conversation with "G'day Mate" as much as Crocodile Dundee might have you think we do, but we are real friendly.My name is Shawn and I'm new to the forum and real estate in...
what am i missing?i'm a planner and admittedly sometime too much planning too far into the future. So here is my plan, withdraw as much $ from the 401k as needed (pay the penalty and taxes) to pay off the MF rentals ...
Bought a brand new 3br, 2.75ba house for $197,500. I'm going to rent it at $1300/mo to start [already have tenants moving in the day after I close on 06/08.] Does everyone typically 'build in' rate increases into the ...