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Hi Real Estate Family!My name is Karen Dixon and I am a newbie in real estate. I was born, raised and still live in Ontario Canada. I am a self-employed social media manager and real estate is my spirit animal.My goal...
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Hello all,
My name is Gavin and I live on Vancouver Island, BC. I currently migrate between our capital, Victoria, and a small coastal town called Tofino. If anyone has ever visited, I would love to hear about what ...
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I have the opportunity to buy the commercial real estate that my dental practice resides in. Its a 4400 sqft standalone building that was build in 2016, the seller is asking 900k for it. I really want to buy it but ...
Hello all,My name is David and I am a Biology Major college student and new Bigger Pockets member from Georgia but currently attending school at Elon University in North Carolina. I am passionate about the world of re...
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I have performed many roles within the real estate worlds of public (economic) and private real estate investment. I was laid off during the recent and profound economic downturn, and as each month of my two years of ...
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Just wanted to say a warm and friendly hello to all in the community. I am a newbie in this realm and looking forward to learning all I can in this endeavor of becoming financially independent. I am active duty and cu...
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Hi,
Are there any CPAs on this forum that have participated in any real estate investing themselves? and how has their CPA license benefit them (in anyway or at all) in their real estate investing activities?
I'm ju...
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Hello I currently have about 165k to purchase an investment property. The down payment will be around 45k and closing cost will be around 12k and Reno will be around 150 gut job to get a high arv. Should I use all my ...
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Hello everyone out there in the BiggerPockets community!My name is James, i'm 33 years old living in Cleveland and I have developed a real fire inside myself! Over the last few years i've really developed an ambition ...
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There is nothing more intimidating than attempting to jump into the wild, wild west of real estate investing when you are first starting out. Meeting the right people, discovering the right neighborhoods, and more tha...