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I am a new/old member, and I say that because I have been reading BiggerPockets since 2008, but I just now created an account.Anyway a little about me:I was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Burlington NJ. I gra...
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Understanding the power behind real estate investing has changed my life / career dreams.Sold a 2yr old new construction home in Westmont IL... And saw an opportunity in the Grand Rapids MI market.Property 1 - BRRR 10...
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I recently switched jobs and currently debating on what to do with my 401k, now that I have options to do a roll over into my new company's plan, roll into a self-directed IRA, etc. I heard that you can use a self-dir...
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Hello everyone,I'm really excited about this new journey of becoming a real estate investor. I recently finished reading the book on "Investing in Real Estate with No (and low) Money Down" by Brandon Turner and it tur...
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I just recently joined BP and started listening to the podcasts and have been reading BP blogs and forum discussions, learning a lot.Before I joined and the reason I joined was I was thinking of investing, well buying...
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First post here!...So to start things off I'm a 27M currently residing in NJ on the jersey shore. I purchased my first house (3 bed 2 bath) in August 2019 as a foreclosure for 192k with a conventional loan of 3.5%, 12...
Hello! I recently purchased a duplex and own a few more rental properties. When I bought this duplex a few months ago we had tenants already in the building. Awesome tenants! They have 4 kids, have never paid a day in...
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Hi BP World,
Here is my situation, I currently have a 401K plan with my employer which I contribute to weekly, this plan does not have a match option.
What I would like to accomplish
I would like to borrow agains...
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Hello everyone. We just made the decision to become real estate investors 2 weeks ago, and have already learned so much from BP in that time frame!
Our plan is to take a small settlement we've just received and purch...
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Hello everyone! I read about a real estate strategy that I feel would be a good fit for me but also matches my current goals and interest. I’m just a bit confused on the order of how I should go about things. Example ...