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Would anyone recommend taking on properties only as you can afford to buy them cash? Or is taking on debt in order to secure new properties recommended.Currently I do not like debt because of the obvious cost of borro...
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My girlfrIend and I currently rent a 1/1 apartment In San Diego, CA for $1475 ($735 ish each) and I am saving up for my first deal. Considering the high prices in San Diego, should I buy a rental property first and ke...
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I've heard that investing in Self-Storage is a great idea. I agree! It seems like a great business. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience in this area?
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My situationHave a decent sized portfolio of stocks, bonds, etc and a main residence. Have about 250K to deploy in an alternative asset class, preferably one that inst correlated with the stock market.Work full time...
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Hi fellow Bigger Pockets investors!It's nice to meet you all. I'm a newbie to the forum but not a newbie to investing - I've owned / own a few properties (single family, duplex, etc.). I've been trying to buy my fir...
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Hey, I was wondering if anyone knows of any investor meetups in Calgary, AB Canada. I'm looking to connect with some people who have done a few deals and get a bit of guidance on how to start out.
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There seems to be zero inventory in our market. My husband and I have began an initial search for 4 unit muti-families in the North of Boston suburbs - Lowell, Methuen, Salem, Woburn. There are either no listings or t...
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is note buying big in Canada? Haven't heard of this before. Also, FDA loans...is there something similar to these so we can have the option to,put less than 20%down on a rental?
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Hello BP,Was wondering what people thought about investing in Springfield MA? Prices are low and cash flows seem to be legit. A lot of houses on the market seem to be more updated (Outside, inside, plumbing, electri...