![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2129443/small_1694683888-avatar-jasonh776.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello, I'm 47 and I'm almost 2 years into my REI journey - which was initially funded thru savings. My goal is to use REI for passive income for retirement. I currently own 5 properties; all but one are cashflowin...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/459343/small_1621477606-avatar-meghanm2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi everybody! My name is Meghan. I work at Tesla Motors full-time in sales, and I love it. Tesla Motors is undoubtably accelerating the world's transition to sustainable transportation. We are the future.However, I wo...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1371016/small_1621511708-avatar-tomd162.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
It's 7pm and I just leaned out the window of my Brooklyn apartment to cheer for front line heroes in my city's and the world's fight against the COVID-19 Crisis. This is a new routine I could not have imagined just o...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/899249/small_1621505223-avatar-mattmoylan.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Has anyone invested into a digital courseOR Hiring a coach who currently does short term rentals I've seen multiple individuals on Tik Tok who provide AMAZING content and resources on how to get into the STR space.Ove...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/180798/small_1621422836-avatar-cvh.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi BP'ers,I have been working in Human resources for a while (recruiter) and I have been reading on BP because I have a couple of rental properties (2 SFR, 1 Duplex). For some time now I had been struggling to figure ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2397378/small_1646868544-avatar-ajw35.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Part of the reason I invested in the Oregon Coast in 2018 was I thought to myself, "In twenty years this is going to be a great escape."
My intuition served me well just two years later when the Pandemic hit, we fled...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/523854/small_1621481292-avatar-david_ivy.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
The April 2018 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS®. The median price for a single-family home in Austin is now roughly $400,000. That's a 9% jump from April 2017! All signs co...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/202383/small_1621432881-avatar-leshof.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello,
I'm dropping a forum question due to the following. I'm looking to expand my network in real estate, mainly the Memphis, Atlanta, Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and san Fransisco area.
Ca...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/355011/small_1690132804-avatar-james1313.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
@Brandon Turner and @Joshua Dorkin - To start I want to say that I absolutely love the investment calculators. They're super simple and provide a great way to analyze deals on a level playing field, however in the las...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/512151/small_1621480341-avatar-emerygreen.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello all,
I was wondering your thoughts on purchasing 1-2 rental properties Cash vs buying several with financing? Seems like having debt free income would be smart and an easy way to save $ to purchase more propert...