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Sarah T. 5% cap rates for apts in Dallas area. How to find better returns?
30 December 2016 | 51 replies

Hi fellow Bigger Pockets investors!It's nice to meet you all.  I'm a newbie to the forum but not a newbie to investing - I've owned / own a few properties (single family, duplex, etc.).  I've been trying to buy my fir...

Pam Smith Our Airbnb was left a disaster...advice on what to do?
17 July 2021 | 74 replies

Hi everybody-I knew this would happen eventually, but this is our first instance of a guest leaving our place a mess. The rate is over $900/night and so we were crossing our fingers that perhaps it wouldn't happen so ...

Derek Persuit Many Retail Stores Closing! What Happens Next?
6 June 2017 | 38 replies

We're beginning to hear from all over that retail stores are closing and at a very high rate. Amazon and online shopping alike has made it convenient and easy for us to do a one stop shop for things from groceries to ...

Ryan M. Rich Dad Education scam Gregory Downing presented in Houston, TX
29 March 2017 | 23 replies

Have you been scammed into worthless Rich Dad Education advanced courses in Houston?  I was scammed by Gregory Downing and have been in a two year process to recover funds with my attorney.  This is will all come to a...

John Burtle Building my first spec home!
31 January 2025 | 29 replies

Well, here goes nothing. This has been a LONG time coming. 
I have wanted to get into flipping houses and building houses since I was a little kid. I helped an Invester from the age 14-19. He flipped houses, built ap...

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 ...

Nick Brubaker Best Buy-And-Hold Markets Long Term
5 August 2016 | 103 replies

Hi everyone!  I am from Atlanta, Georgia, but have been living in Asia (currently Tokyo) for the past 7 years.  I and my wife plan to move to the US around the end of this year at which point I'm planning to start a c...

Mike H. Is right now one of the worst times to be a real estate investor?
27 September 2024 | 66 replies

I haven't been doing this as long as some of the big time investors here.  But I've had a pretty interesting run over the last 20 years.  And I'm just wondering if anybody else is seeing the same thing.  I started in ...

Joshua Dorkin How Are You Planning on Making 2015 a More Successful Year than Last?
19 October 2015 | 177 replies

I'll kick off the obligatory "what are you going to do better" post for 2015 . . . so, how are you planning on making this year a more successful one than last year?

Chris Levarek Is Rent Control a Necessary "Evil"?
28 February 2020 | 60 replies

Three states passed state-wide rent control laws in 2019, California, Oregon and New York. Other cities such as New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. have had rent control policies in place for decades.
"Over t...