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Hi everyone,I am about to close on my first two properties in Philly next week (woohoo!) and cannot decide if I should hire a property management company, or self-manage the future renters.
I have a full-time job an...
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Hey all, I'm a relatively new investor in the State College, PA area (home of Penn State). I've been using BP for about three months since I found it from Pete at Mr. Money Mustache and simultaneously from a Googl...
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What can I do?My scores are in the very high fives, to low 600s. I am officially paying off the last of my collections this thursday, and then Ill be collections free, and I can be debt free in less than 6 months afte...
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First of all -- I'm brand new to investing. I'm trying to build a portfolio of rental properties and since I've lived in SoCal my whole life, I thought it'd be best to start in my backyard. But, I'm seeing that the pr...
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SO, based on what I've read thus far, wholesale get a bad rap. I'm ok with that part, but I am currently working a W2 and I am looking for a side hustle to earn extra money to buy my first property. I am on fire and r...
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Hi everyone- I just joined Biggerpockets and we are starting to explore potential OOS markets to invest into.
We would prefer to buy in our own backyard, but we live in Honolulu and the prices/taxes make even the th...
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Myself and sizeable group of investors and homeowners in Ann Arbor are fighting short term rental banning legislation in the City of Ann Arbor and are interested in working with an attorney or advocate with experience...
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Hello everyone, my name is Polly. My husband Denis and I just recently attended a 3 day seminar and they opened the doors to a whole new way of approaching and making deals in real estate that we had no idea about,...
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I rolled over a traditional 401k from my previous employer to a Roth IRA at American Pension Services recently. I wont go into recent events since im sure most of ye are aware but I have now cancelled my account and a...
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I’ve been wanting to invest into a multi-family property (4 or 3 plex) for some time now. This will be my first property I do plan on living in it to get firsthand experience being a landlord. I have been scouring the...