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Results (2021)
Rich Hupper Lets hear from the self employed
26 November 2018 | 81 replies

On this forum ive noticed a good chunk of people have w2 income who are investing for the first time or becoming seasoned investors almost ready to give up their w2 job.It seems like it is easier to get started in the...

Twana Rasoul Selling Cashflowing Homes in Midwest for No-Cashflow in San Diego
9 May 2019 | 108 replies

So I'm in the process of trying to sell my Single Family Homes in the Midwest  (Springfield IL) in order to purchase another property here in San Diego (occupied 2-4) unit that will be around $0 cashflow at best, assu...

Melanie Stephens Seeking (More!) Biggest Mistake/Lesson Learned Stories
24 March 2022 | 89 replies

Hello BP investors!
I am looking for (more!) BP members to interview about their biggest real
estate mistakes and what they learned from them for possible publication
in BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.Stories will...

Account Closed $1 Million In Rentals - How Much in Reserve?
29 January 2020 | 98 replies

Ok here goes.... I’ve finally put some of the useful knowledge I’ve acquired over the years on BP into action. My strategy is buy and hold and I’ve just acquired my third deal. I now have approx $1M in rentals but am ...

Luka Jozic Experience of OOS investing in Cleveland after 1.5 years.
15 July 2024 | 100 replies

Hi everyone, I started investing in Cleveland about a year and a half ago and have acquired 6 LTRs (SFH and MFH) using mainly the BRRRR method in C areas. I've done fairly big renovations where in most cases, Im repla...

Jon Mccarthy Frustrated
25 February 2015 | 83 replies

Okay so here is my issue I ran into. I talked to a realtor last night he claims to be a local investor. Now his type of investing is not cash flow but long term so he buys and holds and then in 20 years or such he sel...

Rich Weese perfect storm update and concerns
31 January 2012 | 112 replies

Update of concerns on perfect storm I see forming.
There are more and more "voters" requiring entitlements. Here are a couple today.

1. Tens of thousands nearly riot for the opportunity to get an application to be on...

William Thomas 15 yr or a 30 yr mortgage???
21 July 2019 | 87 replies

Hey guys, So I’m buying my first single family rental in about 8 months and I’m debating between a 15 or a 30 yr mortgage. I love the idea of not paying as much money to the bank in interest, but I also love the flexi...

Francisco Milan How did you get crushed in 2008 due to overleverage ?
18 May 2023 | 50 replies

HelloI have heard this over and over again from previous investors that lost it all in 2008 and I am starting to hear it right now again. How do these individuats loose everything due to being overleveraged?

Irene Low Not finding good deals on duplexes- should I buy anyway?
20 January 2024 | 69 replies

I'm shopping the market for my first duplex to house-hack, it's my first time buying a property, period. I plan to use a FHA loan and put down somewhere from 6-8%. I'm finding it very difficult to find deals that will...