Jeremy Jackson
My first "intentional" real estate investment property
First and foremost, thanks to Bigger Pockets and all it’s wonderful members.A little about my background….I’m active duty military, left home at the ripe age of 18.I have little real estate investing experience.I purc...
Shawn Mayhew
STR in Bentonville, AR how feasible?
Hello BiggerPockets, Ive been looking to purchase my first investment property in Bentonville, AR. My wife and I travel here often mainly for mountain biking and have noticed the growth potential. I’ve been following ...
Christian Brodin
What was your biggest challenge/struggle in 2015?
2015 is over and the books are closed! Hurray!For us 2015 was a great year, but also a year filled with challenges (who didn't have them?). Every year I like to look back and review what we did well, and where we fell...
Belen Gamarra
23-year old Aspiring real estate investor looking for a bit of guidance
Good Morning Everyone!!I have been passionate and set on buying my first real estate property as an investment for a year now. I want to do an owner-occupied House Hack and rent out the units. I have a 750 credit scor...
Gary Parente
Is Austin/Cedar Park still worth it? SFH's with thin cash flow...
Hi BP family - I am new here, but have been reading and learning for quite some time. I have 3 SFH's in the CP/RR area, they are cash flowing about $200/each on around $1700 rents. I live close by and the quality of t...
Paolo Ruggieri
VBRO in difficult areas
All, I am considering buying 20 units apartment. It is in a tough area, very close to downtown Atlanta (2 miles) very close to a gentrifying area (0.5 miles). Reason why City of Atlanta is investing lot of money in a ...
Ben Jones
Self Directed IRA/Real Estate Investment
If I buy a second house using funds from an IRA I am not entitled to any personal usage of this property correct? Is there any way to purchase the property, receive the tax benefit of an IRA, but still utilize the rea...
Gene Hacker
Bakersfield real estate trends
Gary Crabtree predicted that future demand will rise by 7%. He also stated that the oil sector is adding jobs. BP Fund predicts that home prices will rise 3.3% in 2017.I have noticed much more strength in single-fam...
Joey Fontenot III
Approach to your Rental Property(Purchase Price/Rent Ratio)
Hey guys
Just curious what is working for the landlords out there acquiring property right now in 2011. What is the model you guys are looking at for purchasing these properties in your market. How much are you g...
Rich Weese
RE goals-estate planning -Part 5 and final part
There have been a lot of downtrodden posts and threads here on BP about how bad their situations are. Concern about retirement, pensions, estate taxes etc.
In this 5 part series, I've tried to offer some hope ...