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Hello all, I'm just doing my preliminary research on real estate markets. Looking on sites like Zillow and Realtor.com, I see that Baltimore looks to be a possibly profitable place, especially the area codes 21229, 21...
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Hi, my name is Oladodja (Hard to pronounce, I know!). You can call me Ash. I'm originally from Benin, a small country in West Africa. I'm a native french speaker. I'm a junior in college majoring in Electrical Enginee...
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Hello BPer's,
After years of research on investment properties, I am looking to finally take the plunge! I have come across a home in my city that has been sitting vacant for some time. I did some research through th...
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Hello All,
Here are some guidelines I found about researching a neighborhood.
1. If it is a mid-sized city, not a metro, you want to have a 20% population growth. If the population is larger than 1M, there should be...
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Hi fellow BPs! I'm seeking advice from the astute masses on buying vacation properties. I've been a civilian employee within the armed forces for 5 years within the Midwest. Although a lovely area, I've been reluctant...
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Permit me to introduce myself, as this virtually my first time posting on this forum. I am in the beginning stages of learning about investing in tax liens and tax deeds. I have been binge watching YouTube videos,...
I live in Los Angeles and am new to real estate investing. I have about $100K saved up and am able to save $4k/month. My goal is to build a large enough portfolio to live off of (I'm still in college). I'm interested ...
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Hello all,My name is Michael Holland and I wondered across the Biggerpockets pod cast on YouTube and decided to join the forum. I am 33 years old and a 14 year Air Force veteran. I was recently separated becaus...
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Hey all,Been looking for markets outside of my area to potentially invest in and came across Birmingham, AL. Ive been seeing alot of info regarding central point, but what about downtown Birmingham around zip codes 35...
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I am brand new to the prospect of real estate investing. Still doing tons of research with podcasts and reading books. My question is this... I’m in the Pittsburgh market, which has become pretty competitive for the C...