Hi everyone!I'm Fred Venturini and I live about 45 mins east of St. Louis on the IL side. I've worked as an analyst at Scott AFB for the past 9 years as part of an 18-year federal career, I'm a Chicago sports fan (I k...

Just put a bank owned property under contract (paying all cash) to close near the end of the month. I would like to go in and get it painted, fix some broken windows, and clean before closing. I will do everything...

So, as you may have heard - my area got flooded bad last night. One of my tenants (my favorite - a nice old lady) has a "back room" with a laundry machine and a ton of boxes and stuff. The tenant is currently in the h...

Hello, my name is John Chapman. I'm from Houston, TX. but now live in a small town south of Houston called League City. It's the halfway point between Houston and Galveston very close to the water. I've been in the sc...

Hey Bigger Pockets,I'm new to Bigger Pockets, been listening to podcast for a while and decided I need to take more action toward my goal of being a real estate investor. I'm 26 and located in San Luis Obispo, CA. Cen...

Hey everyone. I've been lurking this forum for some time now and have been learning so much. I'm a contractor skilled in all trades (jack of all, but a master of none). I've always wanted to flip/rehab a house, and si...

Lately I've been wondering which kind of real estate tends to cashflow the most (i.e. single family houses, aparments, ect.). What in your experience does cash flow the most?I have another question regarding location....

Hello yall, im working on a short sale deal but with a potential of a good value. However id like to use either private funding or hardmoney. This will be my first deal and i have questions.
Most Important is i wann...

Hello everyone,Looking to get some feedback as I'm very interested in making real estate a second job for me. I work full time as a branch manager for a major bank and am realizing that this is a job that will not hel...

Hello, fellow bigger pocketers. I'm trying to weigh out my options on whether or not to do a 1031 exchange on the planned sale of a duplex I am about to list. I estimate that we will be on the hook for approx $100K in...