John Jack R.
Do Little and Try and Make Money or Add Real Value and More Risk?
So about four months ago, my business partner has an inside track with this HUGE DEAL! It was a Spanish client of his, whose husband passed away, after a legal battle with her late spouse's family, she won the right t...
Shaun Caldwell
Anyone own rentals in the ghetto?
I recently came across a small duplex that is FSBO in a ghetto. I've heard about the strong cash flow properties in low income areas can produce but I'm also aware of the downfalls of investing in not so favorable are...
David Ginn
My Contractor is Killing All My Profits
One of the biggest things that you have in a flip project or even a buy and hold project is your contractors. A lot of times one of the things that people will say is, “I'll just go do the work myself,” well you got a...
Account Closed
Growing my portfolio- 13 units ~$170k in annual cash flow
Hi guys, wanted to share my story for some motivation.I started investing in 2007 as a 23 year old. My portfolio consists of 13 units and the current annual cash flow is roughly $170k annually. Most of my units are in...
Cassandra Boyett
Turnkey Rental Property a good idea for a first-timer?
We live and own in California where we can't afford to do much, so we'd like to invest in a rental property somewhere else and this will be our first purchase (aside from our home). Can anyone break down how Turn-key ...
Owen Hogarth
Here we go
I don't quite understand the american ideal sometimes; now here i go. i'm starting this because it was request, i understand we all come from different places and look at the same situations differently but please no ...
Account Closed
Is college worth it?
If you were to restart your life at 17 already knowing you want to get into real estate investing, would you go to college with a full-ride or would you get started investing without wasting any time, and why?
Raj Pat
Who thinks Bay Area CA price will increase or decrease in 2017??
Hello BP Family, Thank you for opening this post. I'd like to start an intelligent and informative discussion on our predictions for the Bay Area (South-Bay, SF, East-Bay and Peninsula) in 2017. Understanding prices h...
Robert Freeborn
What will come from Texas Artic Vortex
I’m sure we’ve all seen many videos of ceilings collapsing, pipes bursting, and flooded floors coming out of Texas. Considering the uncertainty with the power grid, climate change, and likelihood or unlikelihood of t...
Nat C.
"We bought 100 properties without using any of our own money"
This statement is something I keep seeing again and again on the Bigger Pockets blogs;people saying they flipped 100 properties using someone else's money. They proclaim they had one of their investors pay for the pur...