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Hello BP, as a new member I would love to hear any stories investors may have of when they first started investing in real estate. Did you make any mistakes, do you have any regrets, what did you learn?
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Hey BP, thanks for stopping by my post!I have a bit of a moral dilemma. I have a current LTR that I have gained about $80,000 in equity since purchasing. I began exploring STR properties recently, and after much resea...
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Hello BP community,I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I am a newbie investor looking to make to my first OOS real estate investment. I wanted to get insights from this community on the best markets to invest ou...
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Hello all, My name is Kevin and I am beginning to learn more about real estate investing. Currently my wife and I are located about an hour north of Denver CO, where relocated to in order to be closer to family. I fir...
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Hi Bigger Pockets, Military investor here needing assistance. Thanks in advance! I’ve ran the numbers on multiple calculators but I’m still not confident I’m analyzing my 3 properties correctly. Bottom-line is tha...
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Hi all,
We (are still newbies) manage a small retail center in Cypress, TX. Last week we had a tenant rep broker reached out to us asking if we will pay a 4% commission if his client signs a 10 years lease (they alr...
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Hey I'm Jaden Griggs and I'm in the Air Force! I'm currently in tech school but I'll be going to Germany for 3 years in a few months. My goal is to generate $10k passive income a month in real estate within these 4 ye...
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I currently have about $115k in my Roth IRA. $60,000 is contributions. If I understand this correctly, I think I could pull out $60,000 for a 10% penalty ($6000). If I pull out the whole thing I think I would get hit ...
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Hey everyone! I'm a newbie living in Boston and want to invest in Philadelphia (family there, some knowledge of the city, adequate price point). I've started looking at and analyzing some deals, but I was wondering if...
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Hi all, I currently closed on my first multi-family rental in May of 2022 in New Bedford Mass, and have been doing a house hack ever since. I bought the property in decent condition, with two of the units updated. Sin...