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Happy New Year! I'm new to real estate investing and looking to get more involved. Are there any favorite REI or BP groups/meetings in the greater New Orleans area that anyone could suggest? I found a couple online bu...
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Hello!My name is Nicole and I am a full-time special education teacher. I stumbled upon Bigger Pockets a couple weeks ago when I decided real estate was going to be my exit strategy from teaching and found the podcast...
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Hello BP! My name is Riley Hoffman and I am looking to invest in St. Louis, MO. I recently purchased my first home, but am looking to purchase my first investment property in 2023. My plan is to learn as much as I can...
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I just wanted to get some insights from the more experienced folks on here about syndication. How did you get your first investors? Is it all about the deal or they look for something else? Also, what deal structure y...
Hello,I recently found a rental property for sale that seems like a great investment opportunity. However, this would be my first real state investment and I'd really appreciate if you could help me identifying any po...
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Hello All! My name is Matthew McGinn (I go by Matt), and I am serving full time active duty in the U.S. Army, currently stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. I have been interested in wholesaling real estate and ...
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Hey there BP Nation! So I've been doing my research, taking in as much as I can and I hear of the many tax right offs and benefits to real estate investing, but there isn't much detail. Now understand I just turned tw...
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Hello, my name is Glenn Penamora and I am currently an undergrad student at the University of Alaska Anchorage. As of now, I am a senior and will be receiving my BBA in Business Management with a Concentration in Prop...
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I've anxiously awaited the last two meet ups in Milwaukee. They're once a month and I've only been studying this the last two months. However both of them have now been cancelled. :( I'm very new to this but have bee...
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Hi everyone!I am about to turn 30, with a goal of being financially free by the time I'm 40. About 2 years ago I began to get tired of "the rat race" and began reading and researching about real estate investing. Ov...