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San Francisco/Bay Area Strategies
So I've been on BP for a few months and always follow the discussions in out-of-state markets that I'm interested in. The story is always the same with people from the Bay Area, Socal, NY, or any other large market t...
Brad Penley
$1000 cash flow per month SD should I keep
I have a duplex in a very popular place in San Diego, CA. I make $1000 over the mortgage and cash flow $800. I’m getting stationed in Florida and would lose a significant amount of cash flow if I had both properties b...
Tareq Salaita
The bubble is bursting and we're still investing
In my humble opinion, the bubble has started to burst and many of us including myself are still in denial. The national median home value is now $217,300, an increase of 8.3% on the year and 8.4% above the bubble-era...
Patrick Froehlich
Anyone begin their real estate journey in their late 40s?
I am would like to start investing in real estate but am in my late 40s. Anyone investors on BiggerPockets start that late in life? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Brian Nordman
Is Whole Life Insurance a smart investment to diversify?
Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...
Ann Howell
Fraud with our Birmingham turnkey property
In March 2015, we worked through Maverick Investor Group to purchase a property in Birmingham, Alabama. The Seller was Birmingham Income Properties - owned by Brad Lewis and Bryan Conwill. Property Management would ...
Alex Varner
Contractor requesting 50% Upfront
Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...
Ami Sapir
An American Nightmare
My name is Ami and I have made a pretty big mess of things. Here are some details of my life:- Sales Manager of a sales team in the IT universe earning about $85k/yr- Wife has an office job paying her $60k/yr- We owe...
John Williams
Your first deal
It seems like starting out is probably the toughest part of REI. So many fail to ever follow through with their plans.
I wanna hear about your very first deal no matter how big or small, good or bad. Go into as much ...
Evan Evans
I have access to $500k cash, should I put $50k down on 10 SFRs?
I have access to $500k. In my area there are high demand SFRs around $550k which rent for $2900-$3200/mo.Should I put $50k down on 10 of them, pulling $500k IO mortgages on each and go for cash flow and holdand reinve...