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Hi--I'm new here and am looking for some real estate investor advice. My wife and I bought a duplex 7 years ago at the top of the market for $365000. We planned on moving out in a year or so, but then the market dro...
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Hello all, my name is Andrew Bitler. I am a small real estate investor with big problems. I recently joined a bunch of forums because there is an important issue I need to investigate. I am utterly confused about a ce...
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Hello all,I'm looking to send out about 100 or less letters to owners of commercial property that I'm interested in and I am looking for a direct mail company. I'm located in Central Jersey and all mailing addresses a...
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Hey BP Community!We recently purchased a 24 unit apartment building in the Camelback East area (85016 zip) in Phoenix, Arizona. The property was purchased from an out of state investor who owned multiple properties in...
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Hello All,As many of you know I am pretty focused on the Philadelphia multi family market at the moment for buy and hold cash flow. As a result, I would like to explore the Section 8 markets in Philadelphia. Are there...
Hi all. I am interested in buying multifamily in Philadelphia.
I have been twice, 12 years ago and remember a rather barren city in the downtown area. Not sure if things have changed but saw the prices of multifamil...
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I’m a LEO in San Diego County. Own a home that I can pull $50K out of which doesn’t seem to be enough to break into this market. Not sure I’m comfortable for a first time investment going out of state. I’m thinking pa...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!After perusing this website for months, I've finally decided to come out of the shadows and introduce myself. I'm Sean, a 29 year old IT professional living in Northern Virginia, and for the last ...
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So I am new to REI, have probably spent about 2-3 months browsing various online forums and searching Redfin, Zillow, etc. trying to get a feel for prices in some areas. I have around $50k cash to start out, and plan ...
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I just put a vacant lot under contract, and I'm going to be contracting our next house myself. Any tips for reducing costs or mistakes not to make?