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This is my house hacking story that will go into a little depth of how I got into real estate, live debt free, and show some rough numbers of my property. This is my first “blog/forum” and will help me achieve my goal...
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2009 is here, and that means now is the time to get a year's worth of goals together. What are you hoping to accomplish this year?
Please share your real estate and investing goals for 2009 with all of us so we can ...
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Hello Nashville, my names Eddie and I’m a 16 year old from Murfreesboro. I was recently introduced to wholesale about a month or two ago and instantly knew real estate was for me. Ever since me and my 17 year old frie...
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I am located in Chicago, IL. I have a few folks that are from out of state and would love to connect them with other amazing realtors in their desired areas! Please let me know where you're located!
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Hello BP! My name is Johann and I'm very excited to get into this. so a little info about me, I'm 19 and live in CA, I'm saving up money for my first property, which I expect to have around 30k by the end of the year ...
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I'm so excited to post for the first time to BP, and to join this vibrant community!
My name is Matt Sauls and I'm a newer investor living in Redlands, California. Home turf for me is the Inland Empire, Orange County...
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Hello BP community! Been a member here for a few months now and blessed to be part of this community. I started my first flip in July of this year and expect to complete it by September 30th. I structured my first dea...
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Hello BiggerPockets team,
My wife and I have decided it's time to get serious with RE investing. We're starting this journey of Buy and Hold in the DMW and so far, we're learning that everything is super expensive, a...
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Hello
New to the forum and the information here is great. I have finally built up the nerve to attempt to assign my first contract. But I am not sure how to do so. I have buyers lined up for 2 properties. These prope...
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Has anyone had any experience purchasing a bank owned property where the bank will not cooperate with turning on utilities?
This is a new deal and the bank has accepted my offer, but is not willing to turn on the wat...