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I’m 17 and don’t want to go to college
I’m 17 and a junior in high school, I want to be a full time real estate investor one day (commercial real estate). When I turn 18 I wanna get my real estate license so I can raise some capitol and start from there. W...
Anna Brown
LA Property with lots of Equity
I purchased my Los Angeles (Compton) 4-bedroom home in 2013 for 240K; according to Redfin, it is now worth 686K. 2 years ago the entire house was completely renovated (Insurance claim) due to a burst pipe that caused ...
Brad Fausett
Buying from Holton Wise- poor communication
I made a offer on a property HW has listed via my agent yesterday. All cash, 7k under 135k ask after determining the flat roof was in need of repairs. My agent followed up later in the day after submitting the off...
John Roberts
Landlord wants to sell us the building we are currently leasing
My wife and I own a restaurant and we lease the building. Our landlord just inherited the building from his dad that just recently passed away and he really doesn't want to be a landlord. We are in a very small rura...
Jeffrey Evans
How do I get my wife on board!!
My wife is super pessimistic with things and worst case is the first thing to her mind about most things. I wan't to do a BRRRR but she has a hard time wrapping her head around the idea. Not sure how to get her on bo...
Ben Leybovich
Are You Depressed?
Real Estate is so freaking boring… and yet that’s all we talk about. Why – is it because this is all we are interested in?How about the meaning of life – would you engage in a conversation about the meaning of life? H...
Don M.
First time with new construction: Cape Coral, FL
Hey guys,This post is mainly just to share where I'm at with this process, provide opportunities for myself to network with others in the area, and so I can periodically update. I have connected with several members ...
Toyin Dawodu
Why Do Most Investors Fail To Buy A single Property?
I was shocked, when I read a statistics about the level of success in the real estate investment industry. According to the information I read, only 5% of would be investors actually buy something. Does that mean, 95%...
Adriel Hsu
How I Made 12 Deadly Mistakes & Still Broke Even on my First Deal
My First Deal and the 12 Deadly Mistakes I MadeThe quick and dirty numbers: Purchase Price: $17,307Purchase Closing Costs: $2000Rehab Costs: $80,748Roof: $6538Foundation: $3000Handyman Labor: $19,284Dumpster: $4378Ele...
Michael Guzik
Why do you use BiggerPockets?
Hey guys I noticed I haven't been as active here on Bigger Pockets because of my real estate work. I've really started to change my mindset of how I spend my time and where it is best spent. A gentleman who is very ac...