Jason Howell
SHARE: how far you've come (hint: You are further than you think)
When you are just starting out, its easy to think you aren’t doing enough, quick enough, to get the ball rolling. If you are a relative newbie to this (as my wife and I are), its easy to think you don’t have any valua...
Kevin Wheeler
How often should you 1031
I'm new, but it seems to me that in general Real Estate doesn't make much sense without loans. It seems that by using your cash as a down payment on a loan, you are able to get a bigger property with better cash flow,...
Ryan Zachary
Hello from Anchorage, Alaska!
My name is Ryan Groeneweg and I have been viewing BP for about 2 years as part of an effort to educate myself on the daunting topic of real estate investing. I came across this network through a reference I found onli...
Tim Coulter
Budding San Diego Investor - Previously from Ohio & Rochester, NY
Hello everyone, my name is Tim Coulter! I have been a BP lurker and podcast listener since September 2017 and am now ready to take action. I was born in a rural town in northwest Ohio and then moved to Rochester, NY w...
Trina P.
Transitioning out of a full-time job into real estate
My husband is working full-time at his job which pays well but is full of stress and long hours making it difficult to spend enough time on real estate. We want to get him out ASAP and transition him into working full...
Jessica Mills
Invest in out of state turnkey or local multi-family?
I am incredibly new to investing and still in the research phase.Scenario 1: Out of state turn key for 100k, after rehab should be about 150k, rent about 1300. Bank will want 25% + closing costs + reserves. How do I g...
Raphael Collazo
New to San Juan and looking to invest
Hello everyone,My name is Raphael Collazo and I am software consultant that recently moved to San Juan. It feels great to be back in Puerto Rico after so many years. My dad is from Cayey and I used to spend summers th...
Joseph Shea
New member in San Diego CA
Hello BiggerPockets!! My name is Joseph Shea, and I've recently discovered BP and it looked like a great source of information on the multi-family industry. This is what I've been involved with since 2009, when I bo...
Nicholas LaGatta
New Atlanta Real Estate Investor
Hi, everyone! I was thrilled to find this forum. I am interested in real estate investing and have been obsessively learning and researching the subject for the past almost 3 years. My goal is financial independenc...
Matt Guignon
Considering first rental purchase. Good or bad idea
Hey guys! I'm new to the BiggerPockets forums, and have been interested in real estate investing for quite some time now. I'm currently 23 years old, and am looking to make my first rental property purchase within the...