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Happy to connect with other Canadians on here or cross border investors.
I started investing in Alberta in 2020 as a new immigrant and quickly grew my portfolio to over 13 units including 1 in Houston, Tx.
I focus o...
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I'm considering passively investing in new Class A apartments, 1,000 units, $230m, in Tampa, Daytona Beach, and Dallas, ORA fund that is just getting started that focuses on light-value-add Class B and C, with a goal ...
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How's everyone doing? I started doing real estate investments just about 3 weeks ago. I'm focusing in on pre foreclosures in my neighborhood in hopes of getting ownership of a house for little to preferably no money d...
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There are a lot of people who will tell you that hiring a VA (Virtual Assistant) is a great thing for your business. When they do, ask them what they have VA's do for them? DO NOT hire a V.A. to post on the internet...
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Hello, we recently bought a beautiful 3br/3ba condo in a nice area of town, and we have advertised the property for lease on Zillow. It is definitely the nicest unit we have, and you could consider it a "luxury" unit....
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Hi all! New to Bigger Pockets (discovered through listening to the podcast) and am excited to join the community.Some background on myself - I recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wi...
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Hi everyone,New(ish) to real estate investing. I was interested in turnkey out of state (I'm in southern California) properties to increase my passive income. I have several investments with realty shares, and looki...
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I know that there are mixed feelings here about the necessity of permits on work done, but here's our story. We are less than two weeks from closing on our first rental - an owner occupied 2-family. We know that she h...
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Hello BP Community! I'm new to real estate investing, and was looking for some insight on the best strategy to start with as a new investor. I've been told wholesaling is the way to go starting out. Any insight would ...
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I've seen numerous posts here that it's slim to nil a lender will directly deal with a private investor with no history. Why "history" matters I don't have a clue since it seems like a straight purchase and sale, mayb...