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Michael Johnson, unproven; yet serious.I walked into a local real estate office and chatted with a lovely realtor named Annabelle. After 15 or so minutes, boom she invites me to her office and we started looking at th...
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I'm a newly single mom (35 years old) to a sweet baby girl who just turned 1. I'm currently living with my parents. Living under my parents roof while trying to raise my daughter is too much and I need to get my own s...
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Three years ago today I was sitting under the fluorescent lights in my cubicle, enjoying a slow week of work because of the holiday, and I googled a question about zoning for one of my properties.Then this MAGICAL thi...
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Hey BP!I was just curious as to how many of you got started in regards out of state investing? How did you go about the process outside of an agent in that area? Did you make the offers through them or try to contact ...
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Greetings,I am exploring the possibility of getting started in real estate investing. My wife and I really don't have an interest in real estate but looking at the numbers, it seems like something we should pursue. Du...
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Hi Everyone,My name is Alex and I'm a new born when it comes to RE investing. I'm currently working in Irvine as a Scientist for a medical device company and renting in Lake Forest area. I went to school at UCI and ...
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We just sold our first house and made 150,000 we now live traveling on the road but want to invest that ASAP so it’s not just sitting in the bank Into real estate but don’t know where to start. Should we buy one nicer...
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Happy 4th everyone.
We just got our new tenants signed their lease, and received a message that they would like to do a walk through a week before move in. I have never had this before, I told them they will have 7 d...
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See my first post for more about my goals! But...Simply put, what would/have you do or done if you were starting out with what you're currently doing now with NOTHING! Could you do it, what would you need to do what y...
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Background and Current SituationI currently own a home in Clovis, CA with $472k owed on a $487k mortgage. My total payment is $3500 (including escrow); it could rent for around $2700. The property is in a prime locati...