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Hi Everyone,I'm new to the real estate investing world and want to get started as soon as possible. At 27, I already feel like I've wasted time with my money and investments and don't want to continue down this path....
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Hello BP, I'm Chris from Birmingham, AL. Long time reader, first time registered user. I started in real estate with a couple of buy and hold rentals this year. Looking to expand into flips and possibly wholesale.
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Hey guys! I'm Vanessa. I'm from Portland Oregon and am a newbie to real estate investing. My husband and I want to buy our first investment property this year. Our goal is to keep things simple, buy and hold strategy....
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Im in central Texas and im having a hard time finding/closing deals.. any tips or tricks you all care to share? Im door knocking.. leaving notes. Tracking down vacant home owners.. what am i missing? Do yall recommen...
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I'm constantly reading about REI now and I'm still not at a knowledge level where I feel comfortable to jump in. I do, however have the savings and finances to start buying properties, especially because I tend to be ...
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They looked like geniuses when the market was down and they could buy up 1000s of houses for cheap 4-8 years ago.
Now how is that going to look at the end of the quarter? How will that fair for DFW, Phoenix, Tucson...
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Greetings to BiggerPockets members! My name is Alex and I'm new to wholesaling but a quick learner. I'm in Richmond, VA and interested in meeting new people and learning as much knowledge as possible regarding wholes...
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Hi there BP!
So I have been frequenting these forums for over a year now, mainly just looking up information that would help me at work.... But today I have decided to join the ranks!
I am with IT/rese...
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I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Mark Wesley and I am new to real estate investing. It is something I have wanted to do for years, however, as a securities broker, I was not able to do it. I resigned as...
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So hello BP Family! My name is Christina and I am a new to the wonderful world of real estate investing. I am jumping into real estate investing after just recently being discharged from the Army. I don't wan't anothe...