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Hi everyone,My name is Donn, I have been educating myself about real estate for the past months now and trying my best to get started and avoiding or minimizing mistakes. I live in New York, Bronx and the numbers here...
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After watching my brother Austin Fruechting, and putting a few dollars with him in 3 packages as a passive investor, my wife and I are starting the race to financial freedom through RE. You can listen to his story her...
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Hey BP,My crew is in the middle of demo-ing of an apartment building which we are turning into luxury units, and found TONS of bed bugs. There are literally colonies of bed bugs spread throughout the entire place, mos...
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Well, I guess I'm not surprised since this is my first one and the market is HOT.
My 45 day period expires tomorrow and I doubt I'll ID a suitable replacement on the open market. Options anybody?
@Dave Foster - oth...
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Hi BP Community, I have a rental that was built in the early 1990s (Maple Valley, WA 98038). I purchased this from a wholesaler over a year ago, replaced the roof and fixed up interior prior to renting. I am now plann...
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What's up BP! Really excited to be here. I am pretty new to the REI space and have been soaking in as much information as possible. I've been reading Brandon Turner's Rental Property Investing Book and have enjoyed le...
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I'm currently living in Reunion CO that is part of the metro Denver area. The equity on my house exploded and was thinking of moving elsewhere, and paying off and buying a new primary house. However, I am a third ro...
I'M A NEWBIE TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING AND AM LOOKING FOR A MENTOR IN THE DETROIT LOCAL AREA.
MY QUESTION IS, HOW DID YOU FIND YOUR MENTORS?!?
THANKS-
KURT
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Hello Bigger Pockets!I'm Matt and over the past few months I have become infatuated with the concept of real estate investing. I am a software engineer by training and have worked in the aerospace industry for the pa...
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First of all, I have to mention how much having these boards to refer to and study has helped me prepare for this. I don't think I would have persevered without them. It has been a rough week...lots of ups and down...