Torin Murphin
Buy first home or invest?
I'm hoping to pick some local REIs and realtors' brains here and get some advice.My wife and I will be inheriting about $70k over the next year from her dad. My wife *really* wants to buy our own home since we've been...
James Hamilton
Under contract! Took a ton of property analysis...but paralysis is no more!
Fairly new around here, started educating myself on real estate back in October 2022 and found Bigger Pockets in November...what a blessing! Read a lot of the Bigger Pockets books, including the ones by Brandon Turner...
Stephen Jones
Back and forth on whether to raise rent
BP,I am struggling on whether or not I should raise rents on about 20-25 units out of my portfolio. Where I'm located (southern state of IL) rents have kind of tapered a bit, and I realize how tough it is out there ri...
Sonya White
Return Expectations for Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Wears Valley
Hi All
I'm a new investor in the Smoky Mountains so any advice and recommendations are greatly appreciated. What types of returns are people seeing with the current prices and interest rates in the Smoky Mountains?...
Account Closed
quitting college help?
Need some advice! I am currently in college and have 3 years left. I am getting a business degree but I have no desire to even work in that field and lack motivation to even continue on with something I don't even enj...
Lucky Oldham
Own Home Project - GC’ing for first time
I guess there is always a first time for everything. Though remodeling is not new for me but I have always been the person who had companies come into my house, quote the project, the selected one will do the work and...
Andy Hailey
I'm in need of some opinions about my situation. Wondering if when and how to invest.
Hello everyone! I am wanting get some opinions from you all on my current situation. I have been reading/researching real estate investing for a few month now I haven't began investing just yet. My only experience wa...
Brandon Earman
College graduate new to the Game
Hello BP.
Recently graduating college and entering the workforce, I have zero debt (other than a truck payment). I'm single with little obligation financially speaking. With my current budget, I have $1800 per month...
Karen M.
How long did it take (generally) to get your first rental going?
Hi Everybody,I have found a very intriguing property (so far) and plan to go see it. If it is "the one", "the first one"…. or, if I have to look at 100 before I find the one, eventually I will have "the first one".Ho...
Sean Wang
Hello from Montclair NJ
Hello everyone,Greeting from Montclair NJ. This is Sean - a newbie real estate investor. I'm glad to find this amazing forum and hope to learn real estate investment and connect with some of you guys. As an introducti...