Dylan Mathias
It's Feeling a Lot Like 2007
Hi All, Wanted to start a discussion on peoples outlook on the real estate market and the economy in general. I know it is a controversial topic but I have not seen many discussions on BiggerPocket on this topic and I...
Osazee Edebiri
California Vs Out of State (really, but why?)
I think the constant discussion of California vs anywhere else is intriguing. So I pose a question. Hypothetical, if a person had a 2 million dollars to invest, they purchased property with 1 million in California an...
Twana Rasoul
If you are starting out, DO NOT pay for mentorship
It is pretty amazing to find just how many people are offering "mentorship" for 10s of thousands of dollars to newbies who want to get into real estate. What is more amazing is the amount of people actually buying th...
John Pruner
Deal gone bad, need advice please
Hi,I came into contact with an Atlanta rehab/investor named Andy on BP in Feb or Mar of this year (2014). He had a house for sale in Altanta that needed some major rehab work (about $15k). The house was not in a great...
Scott Lepore
Let's be realistic with the BRRRR thing
Okay, I'm tired of hearing how easy it is to BRRRR. And the numbers people (eh hem, Brandon) are not realistic IMHO. One example Brandon gives is $200k purchase, $40K fix, $10k soft costs, $350K ARV. First off, fi...
Tom R.
Do any of you play the lottery?
I stopped playing the lottery a long time ago. Even then I only played the large jackpots. I'm finding myself tempted again. There are two huge jackpots right now totaling 2.6 billion dollars combined. If I won eith...
Bryan Danger
Exit Strategy/What's your "number"?
I spend a bit of time reading and contributing to different forums... Real Estate, FIRE/Early Retirement, Sailing, Overlanding - and every time I come here to BP I'm left wondering why the discussions/goals I see on ...
Joey Copper
Why Self Managing Investment Properties is CRAZY
One funny thing about people is that while we are almost always well intentioned, we seem to do a lot of things that are just plain crazy. I, for example, still prefer to eat my oranges by dissecting each into their i...
Mustafa Shaikh
RAD Diversified Review — It Wasn't Pretty
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...
Account Closed
Should I file for bankruptcy?
A couple disclaimers before I start:If you look through my profile and previous posts, you'll see that I am young (just turned 22), and also may believe I don't have the right mindset or maturity yet to start REI. Thi...