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Hello! I joined BP just last week.I've been casually reading some of the Rich Dad type books for several years - my husband and I are now finally in a position to consider real estate investing and I'm excited to be p...
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My husband and I are looking to purchase our first home and we are very interested in finding a house we can live in for at least 3-5 years and gain a significant amount of equity. We have scoured all of the neighborh...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community,I’ve posted on here before regarding this same topic but due to personal matters, I had to delay the process. However, I am here now and ready to make a move!Objective: To purchase out o...
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I was burnt out. For nearly fifteen years I had worked as a commercial photographer trying to balance art and commerce. I felt like I had failed. The commerce me had killed the creative me. The problem was that fi...
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Hello All,
I am Raghu and currently in bay area. Sorry about the long introduction but I just wanted to get my thoughts out there. I have been reading the beginner guide and lots of articles and decided to jo...
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I was hoping someone with lien expertise can help me understand how they work.Background: a neighbors house has been abandoned for quite sometime now (2009?), property is in pre-foreclosure but bank/company "servicing...
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Just needed to blow some steam off in the group.All 7 of my accepted offers have fallen apart at the inspection phase.Each time we find an expensive problem in the inspection and the seller is not willing to make conc...
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Hello Everyone,Hypothetically speaking, let's say you accrued an amount of $100,000 and you have the goal to invest in real estate. That being said, is it as easy as buying 5 to 10 $50k to $100k properties in Central ...
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I have been discussing possible opportunities with a retiring commercial real estate investor and developer in the Kansas City, MO area. He now lives out of state. I have met with him four times to go over the deals...
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Hi BiggerPockets community!
I have a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry/Quantum Dynamics... https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/article/142/24/244112/74387 ... and I literally designed and built my own house off of 30A in Florida...