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It is official. Today is my 32nd birthday and I did not achieve my goal that I set back in January to close on an 8-20 unit apartment building.I will not be celebrating my birthday this year. No parties. No travels. N...
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I am a new investor. My plan is to start by house hacking a fourplex, followed by purchasing a few more small multifamily properties (4-16 units) over the next few years in order to get the experience I need in order ...
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So I've been listening to the podcasts for a while and reading all I can, (currently Ken McElroy's ABC's) and I am going through the process of securing pre-approval for our first home loan. Problem being, I want to l...
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The area i am particularly interested in has a 8.8% vacancy rate...is it too high,average or low?
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My business partner and I are brand new to real estate investing but not new to housing. We have both been in the residential construction industry for the last 10 years and I worked in maintenance at apartments for 3...
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Hey everyone,This is my second go-around on Bigger Pockets and I really hope to connect with both in-state and out of state investors interested in properties of all types within the St. Louis area market. I have bee...
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Hello, my name is Yiftach Ilyov, i'm a reader in BP for roughly 2 years now and decided to sign up and write my first post – Mazal Tov:)Im 26 and In the past 5 years I was deep deep in the retail world,actively and pa...
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Fellow BPers,I'm currently debating which role to pursue on a part-time basis: home inspector or real estate agent? A bit of background--I'm a relatively new investor (2 years and 3 properties/deals now under my belt)...
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Looking at my first two commercial properties tomorrow (a 13 mixed use unit and an 8plex). I have run numbers based on what they have provided but I'm worried I'm going to overlook something when I go to view them. ...
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My name is Jeff and I live in Parker Colorado. I have one Current Rental that we used to live in and am looking to 1031 exchange it and move the money into multiple properties in or out of state when the current lease...