As you gain experience on what you really couldn’t learn from books or podcasts, you will have the fallback of the annuities to bail you out.

I am selling a property in CA with a pretty hefty gain (great!)

If you're unfamiliar with the area or market, or if you don't have access to data, you're probably missing out on making more $$. 

Leveraging the 5% down conventional loan is a brilliant way to minimize upfront costs while still gaining a foothold in appreciating markets like Gilbert, AZ.

I had to build fences along my driveway accessing a drive under garage, because the retaining wall was more than 30" tall (standard building code item) but these properties were built in the 40s/50s and never had a fence there until I rented Section 8 and they required it.From a tenant perspective, I never had any of the issues James notes.

Nickerson added “exchanging” real estate to upgrade to larger holdings without paying capital gains tax to his formula, and a number of other books were written about the subject in the next 10 years.  

BiggerPockets is here to democratize real estate investing and make real estate investing education accessible to all and BiggerPockets is also a business, running a business comes with costs.

You can do a HELOC on rental properties with some lenders to access the cash, but you’re essentially taking more debt out on them.

I also was allowed access to the Left Main onboarding videos that clearly showed the buildout was, indeed, completely different than what I was requesting. 

After five years you'll have earned $90,000 in rent income and gained $34,000 in appreciation.Buy four houses with $50,000 down on each.