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Brendan M Brown Starting out; Disgruntled
5 March 2024 | 70 replies

Hey all. I recently heard of someone who has acquired a lot of property recently. Some main st village type property, mixed use with store fronts etc. I heard through the grape fine that he had recently started “scoop...

Jonathan Twombly What scares you most about getting started in real estate investment?
9 June 2015 | 64 replies

I've come a pretty far way in my investment journey, having acquired 400+ units in the last two years.  When I was first delving into this business, I was afraid that I knew nothing, and that I would lose money.  And ...

Nathan Gesner What books are you reading right now?
7 March 2022 | 166 replies

I personally try to alternate between real estate/business books and then something more "entertaining" like a fictional novel or biography. I'm down to my last few books on the shelf and am looking for fresh ideas fo...

Megan Greathouse Closed on my first 4-family! The numbers and how I got there...
21 June 2021 | 217 replies

After years of interest in real estate, I found BiggerPockets in February of this year... and today, I closed on my first 4-family rental property. Here are the numbers and some photos... plus four things that helped ...

Matt McLeod Rookie crunching data for possible 1st buy
22 February 2017 | 106 replies

Hey all. My wife and I are considering making an offer on the following SFH:

3/1 with 1340sq.ft listed at $64,900. Built in 1954. Its an estate sale by the only child of the deceased homeowner. Vacant for...

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...

Max M. What's up guys? Mom's Basement Loser from Palatine, Illinois (TLDR alert)
6 May 2015 | 74 replies

With my burgeoning interest in real estate I decided to join Bigger Pockets to hopefully surround myself with people with whom I can talk about this business and maybe even work with in the future. In real life I'm su...

Christian Belleque Need a quick analysis PLEASE!
8 December 2014 | 60 replies

Hey everyone, I found a duplex that needs some work but is in livable conditions. One unit has 4 bds, 1 bath. the second has 2 beds and 1.5 baths. Unit 1:4 beds 1 bathroomRent=1450/monthUnit 2:2 bed1.5 bath. Rent=1150...

Twana Rasoul If you are starting out, DO NOT pay for mentorship
15 July 2021 | 212 replies

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...

Antonio Bodley Fastest way to make money immediately
22 December 2015 | 102 replies

When times are hard and you need money IMMEDIATELY like right at that very moment and you have no where and no one else to turn to get that money, where do you get money to get you out of a bad situation? Wholesali...