Your lucky you probably had a mentor that bolstered your confidence before you took the big plunge!

The corporate life is becoming very monontonous and way to political these days so I am taking the plunge to learn a bit more about REI to hopefully someday (soon) make a leap and fulfill a dream.My experience is limited to a few books, some great reads here on the BP forums, growing up in a DIY family (so I am pretty confident in basic carpentry), and priding myself with common sense.

I plunged the toilet and changed the fill valve, which is a basic repair that a homeowner should know how to do.Normally a fully running toilet makes noise, but in this case it was almost fully off, but no quite, so it made no noise but was sending a few ounces of water into the bowl ever minute or two, until it was full and overflowed.If it is a rocking toilet, tighten the bolts until firm.

Or, if you're a flipper, could you tell me how you finally took the plunge and offered & bought your first flip?

I've been a lurker for a bit and decided to take the plunge and join up.

This is more reason to save a bit more before you take the plunge.

Nice job, Patrick, on plunging in, looks good!

Not sure I want to do multi family at all...I also run a full time business so real estate truly has to be more of a passive deal.I plan on taking a break after number five and paying down some mortgages / HELOC.THANKS BP...Everyone has been a tremendous help.Anyone nervous to take that first plunge (as I was)...all I can say is -- just jump.

My wife and I decided to take the plunge and start investing here in Korea in some apartments on the coast in a town surrounded by beautiful rugged mountains on one side and open ocean on the other.

There were so many properties on the market, prices plunged, and there were not enough buyers at any price.This was a very local problem, which speaks to why reliance on state or national numbers can be very misleading.Example of a common cost pitfall; not determining and considering all the associated costs of owning and holding a property.