Josh Pena
Hello everyone. New to BP
Hi everyone. My name is Josh and I live in So. California. I am currently a real estate agent and have been for the last 7 months. I am so glad I found you guys. For the last two months I've really been thinking about...
Matthew Harper
Hello Birmingham
Hi all,I am a newbie from Birmingham, AL and just wanted to introduce myself. Here goes:I graduated from the University of Alabama with a Master's in Geography, focusing on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). For ...
Josh McCullough
What should I be doing before/while getting my license?
I'm a little more than a month away from testing and obtaining my real estate license. What are some things I should be doing right now? I have several brokers that I am interested in working under. Should I be tal...
Arie Guerra
Tax Law and Financial/RE Planning
Hi! New Bigger Pockets member who is looking for *serious* financial and RE guidance. I currently have a CPA (only handles taxes and offers standard tax deductions advice) and a wealth manager at Abacus (handles retir...
Garrett Binder
Need advice - too many options
I'm writing this for my Mom and I'm looking for some unbiased advice here as I don't know too many people yet in the RE investing game. Here's the situation.
She is 71 years old, owns a home in San Diego that can pr...
Account Closed
Recommendation for eviction service in Sacramento County
Hello BP,It looks like I might have to evict a tenant from my fourplex in Rancho Cordova, CA. This isn't my first eviction but I wasn't impressed with my last lawyer. Does anyone have a recommendation for a company ...
Barry Randall
New member from Madrid, Spain
Hi, I am a 37 year old half English, half Spanish guy living in Madrid, Spain and I have an unrelated business (Speciality coffee roasting) but have really got interested in investing in real estate as a side business...
Sam K.
House hacking in San Diego
Idea is to get an outdated SFR or a multi-unit. Where I can add value either by renovating and adding more square footage or an ADU if it makes sense. Depending how outdated the property is, I'll either get a contract...
Kegan Brenner
What does diversification look like to you!?
My wife and I are currently starting out real estate journey. 1.5 years ago we bought a dental practice, and last year we purchased our dental office building priced at around $2M with $500k in equity. We currently ma...
Ken Hicks
Problems with contractor dragging his feet on repairs
I just purchased a duplex and the one side needs about one week of work and its week 5 and only one thing was done. I didn't sign a contract because the management company recomended him. I even gave him half of the r...