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1) Local Office Building (option 1)Hi All, so for the past few months I have been sharing my finds for a 1031 exchange in the NYC metro area. I have found a solid deal on a 16.5k sq. ft occupied office building for 2...
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My wife and I are currently looking into investing in Detroit and have secured the pre-approval letter. Upon looking for a home to invest in, we noticed the seller only allows us to see the property if an offer is mad...
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I have read through a bunch of posts about land trusts on BP and am getting mixed signals on their worth. I wanted to know if you guys are utilizing them? If so what benefits do they have for your particular real ...
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I am looking to buy STR in Mexico and I heard you cannot buy properties 54 miles from the coast. In that case, would you buy something on the beach for STR? Has anyone figured out logistics such as cleaning/maintainin...
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Hey everyone! I’ll cut right to the chase - I’m an engineer working at Tesla, 24 years old, and super interested in real estate investing (for a couple years now). I want to buy my first rental property, however, my h...
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Has anyone used Facebook adds? I was wondering if anyone has or had any luck? Looking to find motivated sellers in an area. If its possible what would you pay to generate leads? IC runs 100 a month and takes several m...
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Hi BP Fam! I am considering selling my duplex to pay off my insane student loans and would love to hear from the BP brain trust.
My student loans are $355K total with a 7.5% interest rate. Once repayment starts in Oc...
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I am new to Bigger Pockets but I have had quite a bit of experience in 4 1/2 years. Dropped out of college at 20 and bought one unit with 20% down in 2010. After that it was a snowball effect and I dove in head first....
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Hi everyone,
I am new here and new to real estate investing. I live in the San Diego Area in California and won't be investing in real estate in California because it is too expensive. I would like to buy a rental ...
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The other day I met with my accountant to do some year-end planning, especially since this is my 1st year owning investment properties. A few things that I took away from this meeting are listed below, and I was just...