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Hello all,My name is Patrick, and I'm from Chicago. I graduated from college in 2016 and went the entrepreneurial route by starting my own company. I still run it today, but my parents who are both realtors advised me...
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Hi BP community,I am new to RE investing. I grew up with parents that have a few rental properties and worked in property management for 4 years, and an MBA, but I want to get into RE investing on another level full-t...
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Hello Everyone!I live in the Atlanta area and am on my journey to buying my first investment property. I am happy to finally join the BP community and look forward to connecting and working with people through here. I...
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In my research I have found that it is best to build a relationship and use a RE agent on your first property. Yet, it isn't clear to me as to when is the best time to start building the relationship [when you aren't ...
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hi everyone. I live in albany and currently preparing approved for fha loan. I would like to buy a 2- 4 unit property to get started. I'm open to suggestions and would like to meet some people and get all the info I ...
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A quick overview ,So my wife and I have our own property fully paid off. We own a duplex that we put $150,000 down 3 years ago using a HELOC that we still have access to on our primary residence that is now paid off....
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Hi, I’m new to real estate investing. I’m looking to purchase my first rental property out of state and was thinking of using a turnkey provider. As a newbie I feel like it’s a good place to start and gain some expe...
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Hello everyone. I came across BiggerPockets when I googled must read books for new real estate investors. I have always had an interest in real estate and have finally decided, now that my children are all in school...
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Hi, My name is A.J. Sporinsky, I've been listening to podcasts and reading articles and blogs for a few months here and I'm ready to actually dive in and become a member of this community. I currently work as a softw...
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Good Afternoon BP!
I am new to the investing game, started out listening to podcasts and reading up on REI earlier this year. I found out about BP through someone I knew from college and have been lucky enough to g...