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My first property the BP way!!
FIRST I want to say THANK YOU to the Bigger Pockets community for any support they have offered when I needed it and also a BIG THANK YOU to superstars @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner for the Amazing job they do da...
Shelby Van Horn
Hello from California!
Hi there,My name is Shelby and I am new to the forum. I am a 26 year old Paramedic looking to transition into real estate investing. I have left the field and recently starting working as an assistant for a prominen...
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Financial freedom through note investing - Possible?
Hello BP -
When I look at note investing from 30,000 feet it looks like a strategy that would be very compatible with my lifestyle goals. I've done some initial research and understand the basics (e.g. PN, NPN, 1sts,...
Bryan Hancock
"Keep Your Powder Dry" versus "Keep Your Money Working"
I see comments about maintaining liquidity on the forums all of the time. This is obviously person-specific and represents a risk/reward tradeoff, but I was wondering what people's comments about debt are. I have he...
Jason Khoury
Condo as a First Investment?
Hi everyone, I am currently looking for my first investment property, most likely a SFR due to budget restrictions. I am in the pacific northwest and prices here are high compared to some of the investing hotspots ar...
Jared Bendetta
4-plex with a questionable incentive for a newbie
My first time investing in real estate and my sights may be beyond my scope. An 8 bedroom, 4 full bath, 6200 sqft. Multi-family (quadplex), was built in 1910 and is located just outside of a main city is listed at $49...
Chris P.
To pull the trigger or not
I am looking at a set of two properties located next to each other. One is a 3 bed 2 bath renting for $855. the second is a duplex property with two 2/1 configurations renting for a combined rate of $1280. I found a l...
Terrence Williams
Apartment Building Financing Do's & Don'ts
On my journey to reach my goal of purchasing my first big apartment building over 4 units. Currently I own a hand full of single family homes and some multiplexes up to 4 units. 1031 exchanging out of them to get in...
Ana Hyler
How to manage risk
I’m an investor in the works. I am now in a situation where I fear vacancies in my properties to the point of not being able to cover mortgage. I have 4 rental units which I do very well with and so far can manage, bu...
Dominika M
Vetting potential partners
Hi, how do you check out potential REI partners? There's a starter article on BP
http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2009/9/23/how-to-choose-real-estate-partners-and-the-criteria-to-use
which focuses more on whe...