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John Hickey Killing it by turning crack dens into safe housing
15 October 2019 | 133 replies

I’d like to share my strategies here to help others make money and turn the worst war zone, vacant areas into safe spots for families to live.

I’m by no means the only one doing it. It’s just hard to find people t...

Yonah Weiss I'm a Real Estate Investor, but my Degree is in...
27 August 2020 | 183 replies

Do you have a college degree? If so, in what field?
Has that helped you in your real estate investing? Or do you think you could have done with out it?
I am a firm believer that our path in life has lead us where we...

Kyle Robertson I need to hear “I quit my job!” stories, please!
21 October 2020 | 107 replies

Hey y’all. I’m standing on the edge of the cliff of quitting my W2 job and I’m wondering if I can fly. I’m at a point now that many have been in before. I’ve been miserable for years in my career. Instead of letti...

Adriel Hsu How I Made 12 Deadly Mistakes & Still Broke Even on my First Deal
13 February 2022 | 146 replies

My First Deal and the 12 Deadly Mistakes I MadeThe quick and dirty numbers: Purchase Price: $17,307Purchase Closing Costs: $2000Rehab Costs: $80,748Roof: $6538Foundation: $3000Handyman Labor: $19,284Dumpster: $4378Ele...

David Beard Turnkey sellers - why are expenses ignored?
26 November 2011 | 50 replies

It seems that turnkey sellers are sprouting like mushrooms, not unexpected giving all the distressed inventory being snapped up.

Current practice by the largest turnkey sellers strikes me as questionable. Here are a...

Sadrud-Din Williams Why Do 97% Of Real Estate Investors FAIL?
10 September 2019 | 159 replies

There's a lot of REAL Estate educational platforms out there promising to show you how to invest in real estate or flip houses, so why is it out of the hundreds of people that sign up for these seminars, these educati...

Kevin Christensen Starting Out - Spouse NOT on board. What do I do? HELP!
6 December 2018 | 111 replies

BP,I am in the education phase right now.  I am consuming every drop of information I can via reading, blogs, podcasts, YT, etc.  I am ready to move forward with my first property as soon as the first of the year, may...

John M. Where to invest -- Good areas/Bad areas
17 November 2018 | 88 replies

It seems like the worse the neighborhood, the more the rental profit.
For example, in a bad neighborhood, I can buy a $45,000 house that rents for ~$850/month.
In a good neighborhood, I can buy a $100,000 house that ...

Shray Patel Dropping out of college - what would you do?
24 October 2017 | 104 replies

Hey everyone,I am 20-years old at Temple University with 3 semesters left before I graduate. I recently decided to switch from studying/working in the IT industry to Real Estate. I have worked in a property management...

Julie Marquez Unhealthy Frugality Disease
6 January 2017 | 108 replies

Blame it on the holidays, consumerism season, or the purchase of my latest rehab project, but I've been thinking a lot about my relationship with spending money. I have this unhealthy relationship with healthy money m...