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Mark Andrews Mindset: Late 50's Great Time to Start. Reality: Is it?
26 April 2016 | 3 replies

Hello BiggerPockets Community,New to the community,  in my late-50's and learning a lot about real estate. Going to figure this out! Curious if there are others that have entered real estate and your perspectives on h...

Sandra L Medina Newbie, inspired to learn and creating the reality to owning properties.
19 February 2024 | 5 replies

I'm a recent explorer of properties and investing. I'm here to join a community of like minded people to help with accountability and personal growth in this area. I want to break the cycles I've learned about money, ...

Julie Muse The Real Reality of Flipping Houses (Spoiler: It's Not Like HGTV!)
29 May 2024 | 0 replies

Hey BP Fam!
Ever notice how HGTV makes flipping houses look like a walk in the park? You know, like you just need a sledgehammer, a cute demo day outfit, and a dramatic reveal at the end. Well, we all know real estat...

Alan Asriants The realities of when you start acquiring more units - unexpected vacancy
14 January 2025 | 9 replies

There is a harsh Reality when you start acquiring more units to your rental property portfolio. That reality is unexpected vacancies. When you own a couple of units, the odds of there being unexpected vacancies that o...

Jason Malabute PEOPLE SAY I INSPIRE THEM BUT IN REALITY THEY (YOU) INSPIRE ME!
29 November 2020 | 1 reply

I think people are inspired by me because despite having cerebral palsy I am able to push myself as a real estate investor, entrepreneur, and as a person. However, in all honesty, I don't see myself as an "over achiev...

Jean Hayes New from San Diego & Hawaii - Lets Make Dreams Reality! HNY 2017!
1 January 2017 | 4 replies

Aloha and Hola! I'm a simple, small-town island girl originally from Hawaii living in a much more complicated, fast-paced world in San Diego, California. I became a house hacker in 2010 after purchasing a 1970's hill...

Eric Veronica Curious about the 3rd R in the BRRRR strategy. Theory vs Reality
26 November 2018 | 8 replies

I am a bit curious about investor's real world experiences in the refinance portion of the buy, renovate, rent, refinance, repeat process. In theory this is a great model.  Buy a slightly distressed property for $100,...

Taras K. Need a reality check - buying land to build a cabin (ON, Canada)
23 December 2022 | 1 reply

Before I dive into this deeper, I wanted to get a honest opinion from fellow investors.
A beautiful piece of land (1acre) just popped up on the market for below market value in the cottage country in Northern Ontario...

Lee Lockhart Dose of Reality, please... I need to read the Bad and Ugly..
27 February 2018 | 10 replies

Hi Bigger Pockets, I need to read about both sides of the real estate investment coin. The overwhelming majority of posts appear to illustrate that investors are making the right moves all the time: every property is ...