My fiancé and I are both new to real estate. We’re honestly still in a research phase. I am more interested in wholesale but he has expressed an interest in commercial real estate. I’d just like to know how one gets i...
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So as I read, watch videos, and listen to BP Podcast more and more on the topic of REI, I've decided to begin planning for early retirement. I'm 24 and currently I'm going through training to become an HVAC technician...
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We are about to purchase our first rental property and are a little nervous about finding renters during the holiday season. We are wondering if it's worth it to hire a real estate agent to help us get it rented. Does...
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Hi Everyone,
I wanted to introduce myself to the community! My wife and I have decided 2022 will be the year we put our all into real estate investing. Last year we were planning on using an FHA to house hack in Eli...
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We have a property in Central East Austin — very accessible to Downtown, UT, and the new Dell Medical School. We've owned the property for 15 years and recently paid off our mortgage completely. The original 2br house...
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Hi all,Just went to look at my first investment property and had a rude awakening.Everyone talks about getting houses below market value- my realtor informed me that houses in my county are getting 96-99% of asking pr...
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I’m a first time investor and I was wondering if I can use my traditional IRA with Fidelity to invest in Real Estate? There is an opportunity I’m looking into but it seems when I research on line about using my IRA it...
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Greetings and salutations!A friend and former colleague suggested BiggerPockets as an early resource in beginning a more active path in real estate investing. I suppose I've been living under the proverbial "rock" for...
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I bought a duplex two years ago, and all is well. I live in one side and rent the other. The rent is greater than my mortgage; therefore, I profit sightly. I am interested in buying another property. I still owe 93,00...
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I am trying to purchase my first rehab property. I made an offer and the owner, who's an investor himself, basically countered and told me he need to have at least 19k for the house.
My question is- should I ...