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Jason Schmidt can someone please explain this 50% rule to me?
9 July 2008 | 163 replies

I have heard from people on these boards that I can expect the operating expenses of the house I purchase to rent out would be about 50% of what I can get for it monthly. I could be misunderstanding it, but how is th...

Sharlene Burch what age did you start your real estate investment career
30 October 2019 | 188 replies

Good Morning Bigger Pockets!! Hey just curious what age you were when you started investing in real estate. Little background on me. I'm 59 have a great job in an industry that I'm burned out in. Live 3 hours from fri...

Russell Brazil Is Bigger Pockets Creating Unrealistic Expectations For Investors
26 April 2017 | 136 replies

One of the more complex parts of being a real estate agent is setting realistic expectations for what your client can expect from the market. There are always going to be people who have unrealistic expectations, but ...

Avel Arci Who's cashflowing investing from a market like SF Bay Area? How?
11 July 2018 | 72 replies

It seems tough to RE cashflow investing in San Francisco Bay Area.

I know, it's not impossible.

How are you doing it?
What does it take?

Do you have wear several hats like pm your property, rehabbing the propert...

Todd Powell How much is enough? What is your FREEDOM number to quit W2?
13 October 2019 | 136 replies

I realize that everyone has a different standard of living and expectations in life, but what is your FREEDOM number that would allow you to leave your W2 position? What would you want to do with your time if it coul...

Jessie Nunley Negative Nancy Naysayer Family Members
19 June 2017 | 122 replies

Just curious how many of my BP family has experienced negative pushback from family members when you discuss your real estate goals with them? I remember watching one of the webinars recently where they talked about t...

Scott Trench Best Way to Invest a Large Lump Sum of Money ($100-$300K)?
30 October 2017 | 106 replies

Hi BiggerPockets - I am considering writing a lengthy discussion on how to invest a large lump sum of money effectively. This topic comes up for discussion a LOT here on BiggerPockets, as it seems there are many reaso...

Mustafa Shaikh RAD Diversified Review — It Wasn't Pretty
19 January 2025 | 147 replies

I read about RAD through BP and I wanted to leave my review of them for other to be better informed before investing with them. Their salesman (Gregg Poirier) was very easy to get in contact when I was considering inv...

Jason Palmer Attention Wholesalers: Beware!!!
25 July 2018 | 200 replies

Be careful when discussing or posting wholesale deals on Bigger Pockets' forums. Myself and several other wholesalers in my area have gotten complained on to the Florida DBPR and after looking into it we determined th...

Nathan Gesner How to combat the growing hatred for Landlords?
15 March 2021 | 129 replies

Below is just one example of the many websites and forums popping up around the country, depicting landlords as greedy, evil monsters. What's most interesting is the growing number of people that believe housing is a ...