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I'm a good ole Boston Yankee living in southeast Texas (where it doesn't snow) with previous experience in real estate marketing looking to learn and grow into buy and hold investing.
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Hi Everyone!My wife (Amanda) and I are from Denver, Colorado and we started up our business (Miracle Real Estate Group, LLC) a few months ago. It's been a long interesting path to becoming real estate investors, so i...
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Hi, I'm looking for advice on ways to increase my occupancy rate for my STR in Poconos, PA. I began listing my property in May and have only had 2 bookings (both 5 star ratings). I feel like my property isn't competit...
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I realized this is a vague and open ended question or statement, but what does everyone think about wholesalers from the buyers perspective. Assuming I'm a fix & flip, buy rehab & hold or buy & hold invest...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Family,I am extremely new to real estate and I found some potential properties. All of them need work but how do I determine how extensive the work is? I can tell if the property has mold or water...
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HI BP -I'm wondering if there are any local REI professionals that purchase from live auctions, Auction.com, or any other sites? I'd love to learn a little more about how it works in real time.Thanks!
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Hi BP People,I'm a Californian with a background in finance(stocks) who just recently caught the REI bug. I was analyzing my positions a few weeks ago when I realized I should probably start investing in real estate....
Hi All, new to BP. I was hoping for some advice on questions below, thanks in advance!Context:-brother is moving to Austin to work at a company in east riverside area. His preference is to be close to work. I figured ...
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I've found ways to get 70% of Purchase price funded by hard money. However, I don't seem to have enough cash and credit cards to fill the gap. Been at this for almost a year now and can't get the finances in place t...
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Well, for starters my name is Andrew Umphrey and I started listening to Podcasts about a year ago when I stumbled upon Clint Salter’s Dance Studio Owner Network Podcast, which has taught me a lot about my wife’s (Erin...