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Hello,I recently bought my primary residence located in Houston, TX (Harris county) in February, 2016. I would like to claim this property as my homestead. I have learned that there are two main advantages:1. I can wr...
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Sharing some resources for private lending!
I'm looking to get my first deal and raise some private money from my family that doesn't have a deep understanding of REI. So, I spent some time researching private lendin...
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My wife and I are looking at purchasing this house for ourselves. I was a little perplexed as to why such a wonderful house has stayed on the market for so long (almost 298 days). When we went and saw the house, ...
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Hello BP!I've been on this site for over a year now, attending webinars, reading daily blogs, and scouring the forums. Just wanted to introduce myself, I'm a new investor from Dillsburg, PA (15 miles SW of Harrisburg...
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Hello everyone!Getting my profile up and running and looking to participate more in the forums. I am a newbie looking to land my first real estate deal by the time I am thirty! (Currently 28). RE investing focus would...
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I just came across Auction.com and wondered if any one from the BP community has ever purchased property from the website?
I seen a few properties I was interested in. Are pretty much all the properties bank owned a...
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Welcome to Part 2 of our Series on investing in Sokcho, Korea. If you missed Part 1, click here. The series follows a group of Seoul Real Estate Investing Members whirlwind 19 hour day as we traveled to Sokcho (locate...
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Hello Bigger Pockets FAM
My name is Caleb. I'm a newbie. I'm a letter carrier in Morristown nj that's my full time job. I've been reading and educating my self on everything real state. I've been reading post...
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I'm curious about how long loan processing is taking in your community. We are 2 months from start to the bank ordering an appraisal, which will noww take another 4-6 weeks.What are you experiencing?
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Hello,About two weeks back I received a warning letter from municipality that I need to cut them within a week and remove high weeds and tall grass from my front yard about 8ft x 2 ft area. It was unusual to receive t...