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Results (2017)
Trevor Lohman Is Southern California really that bad?
5 December 2013 | 80 replies

Hi everyone,

I'm a new BP member living in southern California. I haven't quite found my niche yet, but I find myself being really drawn to the buy and hold type of investing.

It seems like buy and hold...

Gervon Thompson Pay off student loans or invest ?
2 May 2021 | 121 replies

Hey guys ! I have about $34000 of private student loans left to pay off at an interest rate of 3.55% that’s approx 675 per month. I’ve also managed to save 40k up until now, I earn about $5200 per month net. With a c...

Chad Tate The Dave Ramsey Dilemma
15 July 2020 | 81 replies

As a newbie with limited capital from which to begin investing, and a Dave Ramsey fan, I'm struggling with how to justify REI knowing he teaches to do everything with cash, including REI. In fact, it would seem that a...

Melanie Stephens Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
8 December 2021 | 123 replies

Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

Account Closed What would you do? Potential renter with a felony.
1 August 2024 | 125 replies

We put our home on Zillow/FB Marketplace/Avail about 10 days ago. I've gotten a lot of interest, but no follow through. A potential renter wanted to see the house but asked to fill out the application first. I thought...

Matan Paret Physician starting out in REI
14 April 2024 | 25 replies

Hi all,My name is Matan, I'm a physician currently in fellowship in CA (2 more years until I'm an attending making a decent salary).  I recently became interested in REI after I found out one of my bosses at work has ...

Stephen Brown How To Research a Neighborhood
23 February 2020 | 16 replies

Hello All,
Here are some guidelines I found about researching a neighborhood.
1. If it is a mid-sized city, not a metro, you want to have a 20% population growth. If the population is larger than 1M, there should be...