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My wife and I were fortunate enough to get a good deal on a duplex before "hacking" became the term. Here in Austin, that has become a harder target for people just getting started. The mortgage payment for a newbie o...
I have been investing for over two decades now. Been a wild and fun ride. I have seen people come and go in that time. Some come in with great gusto touting themselves as the next great thing. Others come in, say ...
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Like most of us, my conception of one's career most of my life thus far was pretty plain vanilla - work hard, grow your W-2, and save the max possible in your retirement account. Like many others have echoed, I read R...
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Hey BP, my name is Chris and this is my first post on Bigger pockets! I just recently moved to South Jordan Utah from Phoenix AZ and loving the weather so far this summer. I have always been interested in real estate ...
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Hello everyone,My name is George and I bought my first house in 2015 in Sacramento, CA and then moved to SF/Oakland. Fast forward to the pandemic when I was unemployed, I wanted to sell my house to survive but thankfu...
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I'm aware of the possibilities for either transferring a property I own in my own name to an LLC or using a land trust to hold title however I'm looking into this more deeply for now while planning to buy an initial p...
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I am new to investing and was contemplating getting my license to help me find deals, comps and other property information. Are there any wholesalers who have gotten a license to make it easier to find more deals is t...
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My question is how much preparation should be done prior to looking for residential deals. Should I look for deals, THEN find all the players, or should I have ALL my ducks in a row prior to looking?Examples: Hard mo...
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I am currently developing a subdivision of duplexes starting from the raw land stage and right now am in the process of running utilities and streets.
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Hi, I am scratching the surface of knowing much about real estate. I bought a house on Cape Cod about 6 hrs ago for $243k I have $155k left on mortgage. I’ve tried renting it out during the summer season but I have a ...