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I have spoken with several of you by email and phone the last couple of weeks about Gatlinburg investing and the increasingly imminent recession. I decided to write a blog post on the subject today. Feel free to che...
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Hi Bigger Pockets members!I'm Ryan from Knoxville, TN. Short-time lurker, first time poster. I've been studying and learning about RE investing for many years, but just started my business in 2016 with a small ($90k) ...
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Hey everyone , I'm new to the forum and i've enjoyed the vast amount of education that Bigger Pockets has to offer . My question is , Im looking for 24-50 Unit Multi-family apartment complexes , the market is over pri...
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In Rich Dad, Poor Dad it says: the people who hurry to catch the wave late usually are the ones wiped out. I wonder if that pertains to starting real estate investing right now. Maybe I wonder because I haven't starte...
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Hi all, I'm trying to get my first wholesale deal done - it's been a long process with the sellers disappearing for months on end. My attorney (first time I used him) insisted I put the "able to assign" in the contrac...
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Hello All,
The Good News:
Over the past six weeks, I've spent 12+ hours a day for six/seven days a week to get another flip from start to finish. We hit the market in Houston last Friday and as of a few days ago, ...
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If you are a real estate investor who buys single family homes, you should sit up and pay attention. This newly announced deal will affect the future of your real estate business and could even put you OUT of business...
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Labor: 180-hours (15hrs/wk, $80K median household income) = ($7,200)
Labor includes reading BP(education), looking at properties, going to REI association meeting’s, talking to banks, agents, internet research(home...
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Hello Everybody,I am an investor in search of my first deal. I am a recent college grad with w-2 experience, a good savings, and a substantial income. I am in the middle of the educational and personal finance secti...
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so i am 7 properties into this RE thingy, and have been leaning heavily upon a seasoned mentor throughout. however, as i try to wrap my mind around the metrics of analyzing a deal, it seems that, well, the "go to met...