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Hi everyone. My name is Charlene. I work as a Physician Assistant in the Bay Area, but am really looking to start investing in real estate and building my passive income. My 5 year goal is to make enough in passive i...
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Hello everyone! I am a proud newbie to real estate investing. I have read a bunch of books, listened to many podcasts, and done all of the normal newbie research. I have spoken with a couple different real estate ag...
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Anyone having any recent experience with any of these programs? I'm testing both right now to manage my 42 units. I did a search and it seems like the last few topics on the subject are pretty dated.
Thanks in ad...
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How important is appearance when investing in Real Estate?
I know not to meet up with a buyer or seller wearing torn faded jeans and a ripped t-shirt but is it necessary to always wear a suit,or is a nice casual butt...
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First flip done! Thanks everyone for your help throughout the process! It wasn't always easy, and I had to get my hands dirty on a couple things, but all and all, it was a success. We had multiple offers within the ...
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Hey guys I made a post recently saying I was going to move to Austin specifically for REI, but now I am reconsidering. I checked out the RENC website and this is what worried me:
If you are looking for buy and hold ...
Rent or Sell
I own a house in Arizona that I need to decide to rent or sell. I bought it 15 years ago new, at 85K. I’ve lived in it for the last several years, and recently vacated it with the intention of selling i...
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Hello All, I'm finally trying to get off "podcast mode" in my BP experience and get off the sidelines. I've learned a lot from listening to others (and some past experience including buying my own house at foreclosur...
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What is going on Chicago?First I wanted to apologize for not getting a more recent report out to everyone; it has been one busy few months and I would not be honest in saying I had the extra creative energy to put a p...
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Hello I am very new to this site and extremely excited to have come across it. I am a Canadian living in Allen Texas and have been in the US mortgage industry for several years. It has been a long running dream of min...