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Matthew Irish-Jones The Cash Flow Trap
19 April 2023 | 48 replies

If you are just starting out I suggest you don't fall into the cash flow trap. What is the cash flow trap?  It starts with a picture of a guy with abs on a beach sipping a light beer next to a beautiful woman.  Then a...

Mike H. Is right now one of the worst times to be a real estate investor?
27 September 2024 | 66 replies

I haven't been doing this as long as some of the big time investors here.  But I've had a pretty interesting run over the last 20 years.  And I'm just wondering if anybody else is seeing the same thing.  I started in ...

Jay Hinrichs The 2% rule kills values
21 October 2017 | 211 replies

As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...

Alyssa Czopor Newbie looking @ vacation rental as first investment purchase
1 October 2020 | 52 replies

I'm super green with everything to do with REI. I'm more excited than fearful at this point which is why I know I'm ready to jump in and look for my first investment property. I started learning more about real estate...

Mary Griffin Real Estate Investors in SF Bay Area
9 May 2023 | 60 replies

Hi everyone,
I currently live in the Bay Area (California) and I’m interested in getting into real estate investment. My goal is to start out buying a multi-unit property in early 2021. Ideally, it’d be somewhere in...

James Lindsey Cash flow vs appreciation?
11 April 2016 | 53 replies

hello everyone,I am just starting out in Austin, Tx and I have been running the numbers on all the properties I can find here in Austin for the past couple of months. I am searching for a multiplex to house hack howev...

Shiloh Lundahl At what point in time does a college education not make sense?
3 November 2019 | 60 replies

There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...

Matthew Baltzell What is your biggest problem you face right now as a REI?
1 January 2020 | 142 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets Community:) What's everyone's biggest frustration/problem you face right now as a real estate investor?For myself, it would be deal flow. My partners and I will look at 100 deals and about 5-8 of ...

Matthew John Crushing it with THIS Hybrid Model in Metro Detroit (Pics Inside)
24 March 2020 | 75 replies

After such a positive response from my first thread on the BRRRR model in Metro Detroit, I wanted to share a new strategy that I've successfully implemented into my business which will MAXIMIZE CASH FLOW from small Mu...

Kennith Osborne Buying Vacation Rentals in Gatlinburg
17 October 2021 | 114 replies

I am considering buying my first rental property in the Gatlinburg area.

I am hoping to get a property management company to stay hands off so I can continue working full time and hopefully be able to purchase a sec...