![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/299880/small_1631201153-avatar-stevenm10.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Just a question for other BP members: who all on this board have started their RE business from nothing? That means you had no money and no personal savings to put in to marketing, down payments, etc.Follow-up questi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/635613/small_1621494322-avatar-para1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So upon reading the recent Bigger Pockets article about "The truth about turn keys no one tells you"it appears as if the majority of turn key buyers are experienced investors?I always assumed this was the opposite. If...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2282526/small_1684873149-avatar-ericd510.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
First thing's first, I was laid off from my job and thinking of creative ways to support myself and escape the matrix. I have $400k in accessible cash looking to deploy towards real estate. I made another post and con...
Hello everyone. Let me start by excusing myself if I make and grammatical errors, but I am typing fast because I am a little POA.Okay, so today I was supposed to close on my first wholesale deal. Got the property unde...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/186761/small_1621431845-avatar-davechw.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Has anyone done an eQRP? I am looking into the company Total Control Financial, but wanted to see if anyone has setup up one with the company before. Seems like it may be better control of your money then SDIRA and ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/182840/small_1621431574-avatar-cal_c.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I strongly believe whether or not you use debt or don't use debt to buy real estate, it is important to pay off debt that is not related to your RE investments. All of that interest your paying is money that could b...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/874923/small_1621504793-avatar-tjw13.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I live in Long Island, NY, where hideous shacks cost half a million and only rent for $2000 a month, so I am excited about investing long distance. (My first investment duplex in NY metro is cashflow negative-I hadn't...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/705177/small_1675463558-avatar-collinschwartz.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I hope to provide an informative account of how I was able to scale to 92 units in 16 months, leave my W-2 job and truly find my passion.Back Story:I am 33 years old, I am married with two young (1 and 3) children. My...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/329845/small_1674401826-avatar-7einvestments.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Every year I like to provide some predictions on what I think will occur in the upcoming year as it relates to seller financing, mortgage note investing and the like. So here are my predictions, feel free to offer up ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/441067/small_1621476777-avatar-erickag.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
If you have cash, should you use it or is it better to use leverage if you can? So far, I've almost exclusively used cash to build our small portfolio. My goal for the year was to fully replace my current after tax ...