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Roland S. How Poor Americans get Exploited by their Landlords
17 April 2019 | 74 replies

It seems to me that the landlords are providing a service for people that need housing, not exploiting them....https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/how-poor-amer...

Joey Copper Why Self Managing Investment Properties is CRAZY
31 August 2021 | 216 replies

One funny thing about people is that while we are almost always well intentioned, we seem to do a lot of things that are just plain crazy. I, for example, still prefer to eat my oranges by dissecting each into their i...

Lisa Marie Are REIAs a scam?
15 March 2024 | 93 replies

Dear BP,I'm attending my first REIA event today and it seems like a scam. I'm a bit skeptical when they are throwing stories of $$$ left and right. Any thoughts?

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...

Brian Burke Cat Litter House: Flip # 653 and it could be the worst one yet. Look at the pics and you decide.
18 November 2018 | 297 replies

Some flips are easy...paint, carpet, clean, and list.  Then there are the hard ones.  I've never posted a diary of a flip before.  With over 600 flips under my belt I sometimes think that I've seen it all.  Then I see...

Jeff Kehl Are Vacation Rentals ever cash flow positive?
30 June 2021 | 125 replies

I just finished reading Christine Karpinski's book 'How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner' . The slant of it was that if you manage yourself and use portals like Airbnb, vrbo, etc. you can break even or even get po...

Nicholas Weckstein Do you lease or buy your vehicle ?
6 June 2018 | 142 replies

I’m curious what the community here has to say.

My dads in the car business and swears by leasing. I’m all about wealth building and assets and I think buying is the better option.

I’m currently torn between buying...

John Hickey How to build a real estate empire in high Crime area
11 September 2019 | 139 replies

Trying to figure out the best way to close this deal. It's a package of smaller mixed use properties in Newburgh NY. 8 buildings mostly brick 36 units. The gross income is close to 300k expenses 100k. Purchase pric...

Sheena R Roth Sweet 80 year old tenant can’t afford rent
12 May 2022 | 95 replies

We are under contract on a side by side duplex near our hometown in Ohio. We just found out that we are inheriting the sweetest 80 year old tenant who has lived in the place for 20 years. Market rent is $950+. This li...

James Wise Failed Leadership is why California is on fire.
17 January 2025 | 127 replies

California is on fire and they don't have enough water to stop it. 
California is the richest state in the USA.
California has 3,427 miles of Coastline.
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