Eric Wang
How many of you rehab your properties yourself?
Hi all, I'm quite new to investing and am jumping in feet first with a full time job and part time student. I've looked to Turnkey in the Midwest to get my first deal, but now am looking closer to home as that seems t...
Pancham G.
Finally quit my J.O.B.! After 7 years of investing!
It’s been about 7 years since I read the life changing book “Cashflow Quadrant” by Robert Kiyosaki and after 14 amazing years, I quit my full-time job!
This post has been a long overdue. I have been meaning to post...
Joe Fairless
Should You Go Big in One Market or Diversify Across Many?
I recently closed on an apt community which puts my company controlling $190,000,000+ worth of apartment communities. We have 11of them and…11 out of 11 are in Texas. In fact, 9 out of 11 are in Dallas Fort Worth (DFW...
PJ Kolnik
About to become a Landlord!
Hi all, I’m just about to close on a 3 unit property here in Chicago. It needs a bit of work with one unit I will live in and another two to rent out. Both have current leases that will run out in March and then I can...
Anthony L.
Out of State Investing For First Time Investor
I live in Long Island, NY. This is an expensive area to get started up as a first time Real estate investor as most 2 families and up are in the $400k and up range. My other option is owning a property out of state...
James Bitakis
Are RE prices gonna come down, stay about the same or go higher?
So, I have noticed that real estate prices have really skyrocketed in Orlando, Phoenix, etc. just over the last year. I mean they have gone up 20-25% for SFH. Do you think this kind of rise is sustainable? Do you t...
Austin Mize
Index funds for beginners
hello everyone first time posting in BiggerPockets, I was listening to the money podcast and Mindy and Scott where talking to a guest about low cost index funds in particular the S&p 500 and vanguard, I’m just ce...
James Cash
Anchorage Alaska RE Economy
I just wanted to open up this discussion and see how everyone feels in the Anchorage, AK community of Real Estate here on BP.It seems to me that a lot of people in the lower 48 feel a shift coming in the RE economy. P...
Christie Speciale
REI in Tennessee.. Good, bad and ugly
Changing directions here.. looking to invest in long term rentals in TN (likely duplex but will consider a single family residence). I was considering Memphis but have been turned away by several opinions (mostly peop...
Wendell De Guzman
If you can invent a time machine - what will you tell your younger self so you won't make that BIG real estate mistake
OK...this is NOT just because I am a sucker for time travel stories BUT...this forum thread will hopefully HELP both beginner and experienced investors alike. How? By openly sharing the mistakes that each of us have m...