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I’m trying to set some financial goals for myself and I keep hearing how I should be specific so that I know exactly what I’m working towards. With that, I want to make sure I’m understanding some of the calculations ...
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So, my wife and I have run into an investing dilemma that we'd like to ask for some help on.
What are your thoughts on buying a house where we 1) have never seen the house and 2) have never been to the city? We woul...
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I'm an American living in SE Asia and considering buying a small one bedroom flat somewhere along the Italian riviera. Why? The dollar is strong, and long term, I'd love to have a place we can go to for months on en...
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Haha. So, I heard some audio from a guru I'd rather not name. His quick start program to $5k in 30 days is this:
1. Send 500 yellow letters to absentee owners that bought before 2003.
2. Field every single call ...
I was asked what I would do if I only had $20K to start investing in real estate. Well I know what I'd do... I'd invest it into 4-5 airbnb properties using the Airbnb Arbitrage model with other people's properties and...
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Hello BiggerPockets family!My partner and I are beginning our real estate investing journey! We've been listening to endless podcasts, reading a lot of the BP books, and perusing the BP forums and blogs as much as we ...
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Hello BP,The other day I was watching my favorite show, "The Grand Tour" (a spin-off from Top Gear), which is a hilarious car show where they test many different types of cars and supercars. Jeremy Clarkson, the sarca...
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Bank of America just announced zero down payment, zero closing cost, and no minimum credit score mortgages for Black and Hispanic first-time homebuyers. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-30/bofa-tests-no...
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Hello my name is Quentin Jivery I’m brand new to real estate investing and looking for my first deal to start my family and I on a path to financial freedom! In short I am writing this looking for mentorship number on...
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How realistic is this? I haven’t found many properties that would fall into this category unless I look into some not too awesome neighborhoods
Additionally I remember hearing from someone that it’s really 1.3%