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K S. My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
10 December 2023 | 289 replies

A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...

David J. Unfair madness! Landlords getting hosed.
24 August 2022 | 166 replies

Some Perspective... 0.15%
That's the percent of American people who have Covid-19 at the time of this writing.  NOT even 1% of the total population.
Suppose the disease were to quadruple before this is over, that w...

Account Closed Looking to Help Beginners ! (Investing , Financing, Managing)
8 November 2017 | 471 replies

Hey all, I am on bigger pockets simply because I want to help beginners make that leap like I had to all on my own before I knew about bigger pockets.  A quick blurb on my experience : I am a serial House Hacker I am ...

Carlos Ptriawan as unemployment would be 100% going up next year and higher chance of recession
20 June 2024 | 245 replies

it's expected 900% in certain way that unemployment would raise more than current 3-ish to 5-ish next year and higher chance of recession signaling Fed to post 75 bps rate reduction in 2024, question would be whether ...

Mehran K. "What If" Section 8 Were No More
3 August 2017 | 173 replies

Hey there community!

I'm closing on a property tomorrow and I'll be inheriting a Section 8 tenant. I always like to think about possible "What If" scenarios and it's got me thinking. I ponder, how would it af...

Account Closed Developing Credibility as a young African American Investor
25 January 2016 | 21 replies

What's a good way to establish credibility when you're young (22) and talking to sellers? I know some people may be skeptical when they see a relatively young investor I feel that's the biggest barrier to overcome. I'...

Sylvia B. Hello, I'm a slumlord
30 May 2019 | 112 replies

We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...

Eric James Is real estate appreciation a myth? Adjusting for inflation
14 August 2022 | 120 replies

One stated benefit of investing in real estate is price appreciation.  However, if you look at inflation adjusted real estate prices for the most part there isn't much appreciation.  There are specific points in time ...

Chris Gawlik The US Economy Will Recover Quickly ??? Think Again !!!
26 May 2021 | 114 replies

I keep hearing many investors speak of the housing market and stock market as if we are in a normal situation. Everything is great and the stimulus has solved all of the problems that a global pandemic has created. Ta...

Matt R. Bitcoin is 10k again what are you going to do now?
5 December 2024 | 554 replies

Just curious what other investors think. Is this just another hype deal or is this a new reality for possible rent collection?
Side note, I tried to sell a house for bitcoin in 2013 with no takers or even one response.