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Constance Kang My Experience of Rich Dad/Elite Legacy Event Scam
14 December 2024 | 101 replies

I want to talk about my experience taking Rich Dad/Elite Legacy Education's three days Real Estate workshop. The conclusion: it's a scam. The purpose of this post is to alert people about this $35K scam (since BP has ...

Jeff Alwine Is it possible to self-manage from “a distance”?
17 April 2020 | 54 replies

Hello all. Hope everyone has kept themselves safe. I’m new to the world of real estate investing. I live in Manassas, VA- a pretty western suburb of DC. My issue when trying to run numbers on potential deals is that t...

Scott W. the danger of a 401k loan
18 April 2016 | 77 replies

I'm sure it's been discussed before but I'd like to tell something I see (correct if I'm wrong):a 401k loan should be among the last resorts for borrowing. reason being is you pay it back AFTER taxes.  if you live in ...

Will Barnard Validate the 50% rule
11 February 2016 | 141 replies

It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...

Mike K. RE Investing - Not a good option right now
10 July 2024 | 112 replies

After looking at the opportunities available in RE investing and analyzing the risks and rewards I decided that there are better options available to build wealth.  It pains me to say this since I have been an apprais...

Caleb Bryant Who is doubling down, who is backing off?
9 May 2020 | 76 replies

What's up everyone!?
I'm an investor and wholesaler out of Huntsville, Alabama. I'm writing this to check in on what everyone is doing through these uncertain times. Ultimately I want to learn as much as I can throug...

Ross Bernard Trust No One (when it comes to contractors...)
31 January 2017 | 95 replies

I found an HVAC tech online who had 64/64 five-star reviews on Google Maps. There was nothing but praise for him, so I gave him a shot. He diagnosed my problem as a faulty control board. He quoted me $700 for the boar...

James Lindsey Cash flow vs appreciation?
11 April 2016 | 53 replies

hello everyone,I am just starting out in Austin, Tx and I have been running the numbers on all the properties I can find here in Austin for the past couple of months. I am searching for a multiplex to house hack howev...

Jeffrey Lester What exactly makes REI risky?
11 July 2014 | 48 replies

Hello, everyone! I have been reading like a mad man, and I feel like I have a pretty solid understanding of financing, renting, selling, controlling the properties you buy and a variety of other techniques and investm...

Jake Carter My Short Sale Experience with WaMu/Ocwen
10 January 2009 | 50 replies

Hi all,
I am in the process of a short sale on my home here in CA. I started keeping a log of what has happened so far and thought it might benefit others if I share what happens. So I googled for a short sale/forecl...