Josh Miller
100 Rentals, Success Or Fraud?
Not sure how we end up where we do, but in 2009 I found myself firmly on my way to shaking hands with the ‘American Dream’. My parents were so proud, I was a college grad and working as an engineer for Chevron. Tasked...
John A.
Investing in Detroit? Best Zip Codes?
Hello,
I plan on investing in Detroit some time in the near future. Personally, I think this will be one of the biggest investments in real estate once Detroit figures everything out. I am looking for advise from oth...
Lawrence Bland
Re-entering the Game: From Mortgage Broker to Multifamily Investor!
Hey BiggerPockets fam,
My name's Lawrence Bland, and let me tell you, I'm itching to get back into the real estate game! For 18 years, I thrived as a mortgage broker in Texas, helping countless families achieve their...
Trevor Kolb
Frugality & you; How were YOU frugal today?
Good Day/Evening Bigger Pockets!Tonight, I wrote down a goal: Save $10,000 to invest before Oct. 7th. As I began thinking of ways to accomplish my goal, a thought about how investors are being frugal came to mind. Ple...
Marissa Wurms
REI Newbie from North Jersey/NYC Metro Area
Hello everyone!
My name is Marissa and I am from the North NJ/NYC Metro area. I am 31 years old and have always wanted to get into REI, but due to my job I never really found a "right time." For the past 7 years I ha...
Duncan Van Horn
Nervous First Rental
So my wife and I are buying our first rental. We live in Oregon and the real estate prices are so high that we would need an extremely large downpayment in order to get our payments down to the point of making 2X our ...
Isaac Pyle
1% Rule in Boulder / Longmont, CO
Hello BP Community!I am just curious, I have been looking at listings in Boulder and Longmont (really anywhere in the front range) and I am curious if anyone is getting deals that meet the 1% Rule. It seems like price...
Jae Green
First single family house rental in Kalamazoo, MI
Hello fellow real estate investors!My wife and I are proud to be able to finally post on the BP forums after becoming members over a year ago. We live in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I work at one of the hospitals here and my...
Peter J.
No HOA reserves ($0). Time to sell?
Purchased a 1 bedroom condo for $180,000 in late 2008. Current CMA value is $130,000. Reserves: Reserve fund was $16,000 in 2008, but NO reserves remaining. There have been no reserve studies.Financials: The condo c...
Kirk Hawkins
$200,000 in the bank...now what?
Hey everyone...If you had $200,000 in the bank...what would you do? Buy a house (like my accountant suggests) or buy an income/investment property like a duplex or triplex or 4-plex? Or...would you look into something...