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Results (1981)
John Chapman I never want to own a house again.
26 May 2013 | 43 replies

I moved to DFW in 2005 about a year after law school and immediately purchased what I perceive as an expensive house. I spent way more than I should have and bought way more house than I needed. Like many people my...

Caleb Haynes I keep getting outbid on home offers I’m making
12 November 2021 | 81 replies

I keep getting outbid on home offers I’m making on single family homes. HOW MUCH OVER ASKING PRICE DO I NEED TO OFFER?I’m looking in the Tyler, Texas area, doing a conventional loan.I offered day of, full asking price...

John Cartwright Do hard money
7 June 2018 | 70 replies

ok I am at a point where I have done my research and still learning but I'm ready to get my first deal going and get it under my belt. My credit is not good enough to get a mortgage loan. So I'm left with private ...

Patrick Connell Are Slumlords really that bad...
27 September 2015 | 42 replies

I was driving into the office today and had this thought.....are slumlords really that bad? Hear me out and then you decide.

I think it's safe to assume that most of the folks on BP would consider themselves ...

Michelle Bulich Would you purchase a house that haunted?
27 April 2019 | 119 replies

I have a feeling this may be the first time something like this has been asked on BP. I am finally about to put a bid on my very first property and it’s a foreclosure. When people say ‘if it’s too good to be true it u...

Sharlene Burch what age did you start your real estate investment career
30 October 2019 | 188 replies

Good Morning Bigger Pockets!! Hey just curious what age you were when you started investing in real estate. Little background on me. I'm 59 have a great job in an industry that I'm burned out in. Live 3 hours from fri...

J. Martin ​I QUIT MY JOB THIS WEEK!!! (with help from BP, at 31yo ;)
9 September 2021 | 187 replies

Say it with me: “I QUIT!!!”As Bigger Pockets’ motto says, “Life wasn’t made to be lived in a cubicle.”So I’m not going to any more!!Been a Wild Ride!!Going from nothing - to buying my first foreclosed 4plex with an FH...

Nik Moushon Deep Dive into Development of Duplex/Townhouse (New Construction)
16 December 2022 | 34 replies

Introduction
My intentions here is not to do a quick look at the numbers but a deep dive into the entire experience of doing my first development. I did break this down into sections so that you can skip to area of i...

Isi Nau Appreciation = Speculation
14 October 2017 | 69 replies

This seems to be a widely held mantra here.  If you buy in a high appreciation market, you're not investing, you are speculating.  That's not something I have ever heard here in Hawaii.  Probably because it's not true...

Matt Gehrls Money's not a motivator for me, need help with mindset
22 November 2016 | 56 replies

I'm reading Think and Grow Rich right now, and the six steps to change your mindset are very specific of the goal you write that you are supposed to repeat aloud twice a day. The problem is it revolves around money, a...