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Hello, As I am currently learning avidly as much as I can on Bigger Profits from the podcasts that interest me the most and from the best books I've found on youtube I noticed most people seem to care more about pro...
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I'm a part-time real estate investor for over a decade now with several single-family homes and a couple of duplexes. I got into real estate once my experience with stocks and other vehicles weren't working and I need...
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How do you get private financing if you have never done a deal before? As a beginner, is it possible to get private financing? Or, would it be better to use a bank to finance a home and the rehab to do a flip ?
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Hi BP community! My name is Spencer Lulling and I am a 23 year-old living in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am currently earning a decent salary as a Product Manager & saving as much as possible. I love the challenge of m...
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My name is Nolan Cornu and I'm from Boston MA. I first started in RE my senior year of college. I worked as an agent for a commercial real estate firm. I graduated from college May of 2019 and have been working in con...
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Hello Everyone!My name is Kevin and I m brand-spankin-new to the BiggerPockets community and real estate investing in general. I am currently a student in Illinois and I am saving money for a down payment on my first...
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I'm just interested in what you all think here. If given a choice between a property close to home in a tax heavy state or one in a "hot" national market which would you choose as a first time investor?Thanks for the...
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There once was a squatter that lived in our home; but this ain't Nantucket my friends, it's New York. Home of squatters haven. A state where tenent's get treated like gold and the big bad landlord can bear the cost or...
Hi everyone,I purchased a Jr 1 Bed condo in Leslieville, Toronto right by Dundas and Carlaw back in Jan 2020, thinking it would be my primary residence until I start a family. Then, I started renting it out because I ...
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Hi everyone,Starting in May I'll be able to contribute to my day job's 401k; up to 3% will be fully matched and then 50 cents for the next 2% (I plan to fully max out). I will become fully vested I believe too. I do...