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My name is Austin and I just moved to Lexington KY for my job. I love it here! I went to a real estate investing 3 day class (than Merrill) last year and was hooked!!!So now here I am in Lexington and I want to meet p...
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Is it me or is bBerlin the best market in Europe?Since the early 2000’s the Berlin real estate market has been the stage and incredible transformation, a strong growth supported by many factors. Rents and prices of re...
My current primary was purchased in 2018 with a conventional loan. My intent is to convert my primary into a long term rental. I’m curious as to the strategies that are recommended to ensure I’ve covered all my bases ...
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Hello everyone, I am a newbie to all of this but I have been doing some research for some time now. I am leaning towards multifamily properties, duplex or triplex. I live in Minneapolis Minnesota and I want to soak in...
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Me and I'm certain there are others, would like to hear about your very 1st deal. What was it, steps you took to make it happen, were you solo with no partner or mentor or if you had a mentor, who was it? and how muc...
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Hey all,I'm trying to work out a good Cap Ex amount for my rental properties. I was previously using percentages of monthly income i.e. 10% Cap Ex, 5% repairs and 5% vacancy. However, after calculating the cost to rep...
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Currently learning new construction by just applying action. Close on the land on the 17th.
Very NERVOUS but I do have a builder who is holding my hand in the process.
Not even sure the land was right to purchase b...
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Hello, Bigger Pockets!!It is with great joy that I announce that my wife, Piper, and I have closed on our first rental property! We bought a 2/1 in OH and have the property management company in place to get it rented...
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Hi Team! Hope everyone enjoyed the holidays.
Okay, this has been covered to some extent at length, but it’s been difficult to decipher the exact information I’m looking for. I hope this can be helpful for other peopl...
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If you started fresh and had $100k to spend, what would you do and why?1) Use it to purchase primary home, keep for 5+ years and then do a cashout refior2) Go straight to buying rentals that may or may not cashflow no...