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Dustin Ruff Let's get real about starting out
19 August 2017 | 93 replies

There are so many positive stories about people starting their investment careers on here and online that aren't painting a completely accurate picture.

Most people are living paycheck to paycheck. The statistics on...

Porter Rappleye Why is REI better than investing in the stock market?
3 December 2014 | 165 replies

Hello Everyone!

I'm trying to convince my finance/MBA friend why REI is a better business decision than investing in the stock market and I'm not sure he's convinced. What is the best article on BP you've re...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Allan Foote Thoughts on college?
13 September 2021 | 58 replies

As a young and eager investor I consider myself very blessed and fortunate to be where I am and have the people around me that I do. I currently live in San Antonio, but just finished my first year of College up in Ut...

Christopher Davis Analyzing homes on the market, numbers never work.
23 September 2019 | 121 replies

I get that BP is selling the sizzle a bit. I have been studying and studying. But no matter what, I simply cannot make the numbers work.
I am in a still-affordable-yet-booming metropolitan market in the southeast. Th...

Justin Thiesse Are we in a Bubble??
6 August 2018 | 75 replies

I have been investing in real estate for over 20 years now. I have seen good times and bad. Lately it seems like everybody wants a piece of the pie. ( things are Great)
I keep wondering what will cause this bubble to ...

Jon Carter Help!! My Wife Only Gave Me $10K
30 December 2016 | 125 replies

So here's my challenge.  I want to start investing in RE but my wife isn't so thrilled.  She says I can have $10K to start out with.  If I can make some money using that she says I can have more.  (Guess who pays the ...

Account Closed I am the rich guy you want to be - and I have nobody to talk to
5 February 2016 | 82 replies

Excuse what is going to be a long rant - for the sake of my sanity I need to get this off my chest. I have another username on Biggerpockets (no, Adam Smith is not my real) which is my real name - but for this post I ...

Tom R. Do any of you play the lottery?
2 November 2018 | 177 replies

I stopped playing the lottery a long time ago. Even then I only played the large jackpots.  I'm finding myself tempted again. There are two huge jackpots right now totaling 2.6 billion dollars combined.  If I won eith...

Jason Merchey Ken McElroy Doesn't Do Apartments At This Point!
4 March 2020 | 69 replies

In a 2018 video, Ken McElroy said he doesn't do apartment investing anymore. Talked about how it is too hard to make them work with the low cap rates, and instead he builds from the ground up. He's obviously a big nam...