Jacob Lockard
Looking for advice to either continue my STR or sell
Hello everyone,Here are some details about my situation. I bought the house in December 2022 to start a short term rental. It's an owner occupy situation, where I live in the home and rent the other 3 rooms on Airbnb ...
Steven Hood
New to REI Raising Capital for first investment
I’m new to the REI world but glad to be here and to have saw the potential of what it can be done right. But I’m currently working my W-2 Job saving 2k a month to get started on my first long term rental. I really wan...
Lauren Patrick
RE AGENT VS. WHOLESALER
Hello BP fam! I'm Lauren from Houston, TX and I'm fairly new to the site, let alone investing. A little educational background on myself, I'm an undergrad student majoring in psychology with a minor in marketing and a...
Alexander San
Newbie Investor in SoCal Looking to Learn
Hi Everyone,My name is Alex and I'm a new born when it comes to RE investing. I'm currently working in Irvine as a Scientist for a medical device company and renting in Lake Forest area. I went to school at UCI and ...
Account Closed
What to say when sending direct mail
Hey Bigger Pockets family. So I'm still new to real estate investing (a little over 2 months) and I've been sending direct mail every day for the past month and still no contact. I hand write every piece of mail and s...
Lee Behr
Live Auctions Help
Hello Everyone, I want to begin bidding on live auctions but I am completely new to this. I usually get my deals off of the MLS because I am a real estate agent, but the deals are drying up fast. How do I do my due di...
Kole Kingslien
Starting out, in search of advice
Hello there,I am writing this post in search of some advise to help get me started in real estate investing. A little about myself and situation. I am 22, and my wife is 20 years old, we have about $16,000 saved up, a...
Louis Sulek
Newbie from Ontario - the province, not a town, eh?
Greetings BP community! I've been procrastinating on doing this post, despite spending many hours reading through the site and listening to podcasts 1 through 45 as of today, constantly given the constant encouragemen...
Luz Pagan
How can I add a closet to a room without a permit?
Hi BP,Last week my contractor informed me that he has requested to enlarge one of the rooms in the house, but explained to me that if I add a closet I will end up expending more money than intended. Here is the situa...
Hansel Sjukur
New Investor from Chicago, IL!
Hello all!Excited to be part of the BiggerPockets community. I'm 24 looking to invest in multi-family units in the Chicagoland area. Currently paying $1000 in the Western Suburbs. Managed to secure a pre-approval that...