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Brian Adams I quit my CPA Job to buy Large Apartment Buildings
24 October 2022 | 390 replies

I have always been fascinated with real estate.I started in 2000 investing in a couple rental houses.My "AHA" moment came in 2008 to move away from the single rentals and graduate up to large apartment complexes.My ba...

Gregory Schwartz What did I just do! Full-time investor during the Coronavirus!
5 April 2020 | 122 replies

Did I pick the best time or the worst time to jump in full time as a real estate investor? 
December 2019 - I very confidently left my full-time job as an active USMC officer making over 100k a year.
January 2020 - ...

Ericka G. Use Leverage or Stick with Cash?
3 April 2017 | 178 replies

If you have cash, should you use it or is it better to use leverage if you can?  So far, I've almost exclusively used cash to build our small portfolio.  My goal for the year was to fully replace my current after tax ...

Alli McGee Hello and welcome to BiggerPockets!
6 January 2023 | 161 replies

Hello and welcome to our community! 👋👋👋Next step: After uploading a profile pic, kindly introduce yourself here! 
1. 🌎 Where you’re based + where you (hope to) invest
2. 💫 What your goals are with joining BiggerPock...

Collin Schwartz Trading W-2 for Self Management- 0-92 Units in 16 months!
1 December 2024 | 377 replies

I hope to provide an informative account of how I was able to scale to 92 units in 16 months, leave my W-2 job and truly find my passion.Back Story:I am 33 years old, I am married with two young (1 and 3) children. My...

James Haffner Buying a home for appreciation or rental
5 January 2016 | 51 replies

Hey everyone, I just recently decided on growing my knowledge on real estate and starting to use my money for investing in real estate as a vehicle for passive income and financial growth. My GF and I almost closed on...

Ned Carey The 2% rule is the most brilliant ever
22 February 2015 | 61 replies

The 2% rule  TEST is a quick screening tool for rentals. It says:"The monthly rent should be about 2% of the purchase price for a rental to be a good cash flowing rental"I really don't know when People here started us...

Violet Lisa Applicant did not disclose their emotional dog
29 January 2024 | 40 replies

I guess my situation is a little unusual - I have a potential tenant who has filled out applications but did not disclose they have an emotional support dog until we mentioned there will be a pet deposit since there w...

Scott Trench Why Would Someone that Is Financially Savvy NOT House-Hack?
9 February 2017 | 56 replies

I'm curious. I have written extensively about how I "House-Hack" and live in one part of a duplex and have tenants rent out the other portion of that. They pay down the mortgage and allow me to live for free.For every...

Steven M. Too Many "Investors" Owning Homes...Are We Heading For A Whole New Serious R/E Problem?
15 July 2012 | 51 replies

I would like to address a concern I have about the herd-mentality of everyone and their uncle becoming "investors" and how this is likely to have very serious long term implications on housing that few have thought mu...