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Joshuam R. For the love of realness... Where is the dislike button for forum posts?
30 June 2023 | 74 replies

Getting pretty sick and tired and annoyed with the top contributors in forums just posting random little answers has nothing to do with answering the posted question or helpful. They do it just to get more activity po...

Erica Nagle SCAM...beware inexperienced investors!
4 August 2015 | 56 replies

Not that we are super experienced but if we hadn't taken classes this is something we may have fallen for. Recently we found a house for sale by owner on Zillow. We contacted the seller and received a text back that i...

David Weiss As a buyer with a $1.5mm budget, which option would you go with?
16 August 2023 | 27 replies

Pretend you’re looking to buy a property in Florida (or wherever the market works similarly enough for this question to make sense) and your budget is $1.5mm. Would you:
Option 1. Not use a buyer’s agent at all, just...

Keegan Darby Investments with no cash flow
29 October 2023 | 24 replies

Hello BP - 
Turned down the purchase of a home today with the following details: 
$220k purchase price $270k ARV  (built in 2008, just needed to be cleaned)
Needs ~$20k in light work (paint, faucets, yard cleaned) ...

Daniel Miller 9 Unit Apartment Analysis
23 June 2014 | 30 replies

I am looking to make an offer on a 9 unit in my farm area and I need a little bit of advice. It is in a B- part of town that is quickly transforming into a sold B and potentially a B+ in the future.

The askin...

Phineas Howie How Good is Zillow's "Zestimate" of Home Value
4 July 2018 | 73 replies

While using the site Zillow to browse for multi family investment properties I have noticed what they call their "Zestimate." (their estimation of the home's value)  I would like to know how useful other investors hav...

J. Martin WOMEN IN RE: Comfortable going to meetups? Improvements?
27 March 2017 | 26 replies

I have a question for all the WOMEN in real estate out there on BP.DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AND ENJOY GOING TO REAL ESTATE MEETUPS? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU MORE COMFORTABLE GOING TO MEETUPS? @Jonna Weber ...

Chris Wilkening Dave Ramsey says RE should be 5% of portfolio
8 September 2019 | 50 replies

I think most of BP would disagree with Ramsey's advice about real estate and debt, but there is one bullet here that states "Real estate should only be about 5% of your portfolio." I understand (but don't agree with) ...

Michael Newman What are the best and worst Chicago south side sub markets?
27 January 2017 | 36 replies

 Hello all,  Hoping to get some first-hand knowledge and/or opinions on the best southside Chicago sub markets for apartment building investments. I've heard that Woodlawn, Bronzeville, and Jackson Park highlands are ...

Dale K Poyser Best cities for RE Investing in Southern California
19 June 2019 | 45 replies

Hi BiggerPockets Community - pretty new to the site and forums. I am not sure if this has been posted already, if it has then my apologies in advance and please point me to that thread.I've been looking at different R...