Andrew McManamon
Investing in Bitcoins
Hello BP,
I’ve seen numerous investors preach to invest in bitcoin. I thought I’d ask the BP community on whether or not it would be a good idea to do so. Some people say it’ll be a “trend” that’ll end, others say the...
Isiah Ferguson
The upside of D class neighborhoods ?????
Hey, BP family. I've notice as a new investor that it seem like everyone is trying too avoid D class hood. I hear a lot of negativity about it. Is their any upside with theses neighborhoods ? What's on the positive en...
Marcus Auerbach
Newbies: investing is not rocket science - don't let the gurus tell you otherwise
Alright, I just read a post from a guru pitching services on BP. I did not want to respond with what I really think, but let me tell you my story here instead.
In 2007 I went to a RichDad seminar: after the free Thur...
Sandy Hammer
2% rule won't work in my market - now what?
Hi, I am new to real estate investing and really appreciate how much I earn from your posts! I am researching how to analyze deals and am having a hard time with some of the amazing deals people post about on here. ...
Roberto Gutierrez
Follow my Nashville new construction project
Hey BP!I am a Nashville native currently involved in a number of development projects locally. I am trying to be more active on the forums, so I’m going to document a development project from start to finish. I plan o...
Ani Sanyal
Jersey City, NJ - Investment properties
What's up everyone,I'm a recent home buyer/investor located in Jersey City, NJ. A few months ago, I closed on a condo in the Heights neighborhood (after going through a brutal sellers market), and am currently in the ...
Paul Jamgotch
Forced (early) Retirement... What to do
Hi All,
I've been lurking here for a while. Finally a post: My company has been bought out and I am facing a lay-off from a narrow field with no competitor to move to in my area. I'd like to stick it out in West Mich...
J. Martin
Deal/Success Story in Process: Cash Flow in the SF Bay Area
Just under a month ago, I closed on a 4plex in (East) Oakland, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a HomePath property that had been on the market for just over 6 months, and was able to squeeze in with a convent...
Jason Merchey
Doom and Gloom? I Read a Book by David Wiedemer & Robert A. Wiedemer
I read Aftershock, the latest edition, by the brothers Wiedemer. It was fairly dark, much about our economy being a multi-bubble economy, the weakness in housing for various reasons (including the 50% or so cash tr...
Chad Tate
The Dave Ramsey Dilemma
As a newbie with limited capital from which to begin investing, and a Dave Ramsey fan, I'm struggling with how to justify REI knowing he teaches to do everything with cash, including REI. In fact, it would seem that a...