Have 2 SFH in san antonio and 1 in Leander TX - with views to continue expanding property portfolio in Texas. Current property manager appears to be unresponsive and also seems to lack work ethics.
Looking for reco...
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Hello Everyone,
I am a first time Home Buyer/ Investor looking to purchase a home in the Orlando Area. I was pre-approved for a conventional mortgage with a 3 % down payment 2.75 Interest Rate. My Budget is 200k for...
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Hi, we went live with our first STR (or any rental for that matter) around mid-November. We possibly made the mistake of posting pre-renovation photos for the first couple weeks. Towards the end of November, we got ...
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Greetings. I am getting ready to purchase my second home and will be continuing my house hacking strategy. My current home came with the tenants and they have been stellar. I didn’t have to go looking for tenants. Bu...
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Alright, I'm an investor that's located in Maryland and I just sent out my first 500 mailings to absentee owners in my county. I sent the letters out on Friday the 9th and so far I've received about 4 calls back....
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Hey Bigger Pockets Community,I'm hoping this reaches the person/people who need to hear it...I started my investment journey 1 year ago (14 months to be exact). Reading all the books and watching the Bigger Pockets vi...
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From reading the forum and understanding what other investors are doing to get responses from direct mail. It seems like a majority of members on BP are using yellow letters. Yellow letters seems to get a higher respo...
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I recently found out about a real estate investing mentor group called Lifestyles Unlimited based in Texas and decided to do some research on it. I came across a thread on this forum about the company from 2008 and ve...
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Alright BP Nation, this is the start of Year 2 of the Real Life of the Real Estate Investor thread.In the first year of the Real Life of a Real Estate Investor, without meaning to do so, it attracted and resulted in ...
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I have my first property purchase underway. I close on a duplex in a college neighborhood in San Diego. Both units are 1 bed / 1 bath and I secured it using a VA loan. The closing date is 8/16.
I wanted to get the ...