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Steven Scheer Starting out with little capital.
7 June 2015 | 41 replies

Hi all!New to the BP site and excited to network with like-minded individuals about investing in real estate.A little about myself: born, raised and have lived my entire life in Wisconsin. Married with no human childr...

Emily M. If you could buy in any market, where would you buy?
3 March 2017 | 91 replies

The topic says it all: say you could invest in residential (multifamily, with maybe a few house flips here and there) up to 500k. Where would you go? I'm sick of Chicago's property tax hikes. Looking for markets that ...

Chris H. Growth without SFRs? How?
3 January 2017 | 30 replies

Hi BP community- longtime lurker, rare poster.  I've seen many, such as Ben Leybovich, decry SFR properties, but I have a hard time understanding why- from the perspective of a smaller investor.I work full time, and o...

Mitchlyn D. Duplex under contact but pitbulls next door. Should I be worried
13 November 2019 | 102 replies

So I have a duplex under contract
- In a C - area, - All Brick exterior, - Cpvc updated, - Electrical looks good, -Both AC are 8 years of age, - Roof looks good, - Tile floors, - Rent should be around $1200 gross mon...

Blair Halver Results of Postcard Mailing to Absentee Owners
11 September 2015 | 54 replies

Hi all,
I've been compiling my results from my postcard mailings to Absentee Owners over the past few years. Here's what I've been getting:

Average Call-In Rate: 10.67%
Average Voicemail Rate: 4.40%

My Call-In Rate...

Eric Carr Bitcoin and Fear Discussion. Fact from Misinformation
2 September 2021 | 45 replies

I don’t expect to change anyone’s mind about Crypto, specifically Bitcoin, nor do I expect this post to be popular or liked by 95% of BP users
I really like the money podcast and I’m listening back and am starting to...

Scott Trench In Your Market, Does Real Estate Beat the Stock Market Over the Long Term?
5 March 2015 | 37 replies

I was asking myself this question the other day:If I was an average person investing in a random town in a random part of the United States, would I be better off investing in Real Estate, or the Stock Market?Turns ou...

Walter Roby jr Show me your 2% rule
17 May 2017 | 76 replies

Greetings,I live here in the Los Angeles market and by no means expect to find any investment close to the 2% rule both on and off market. I have tried researching recent sales and cross matched potential rents in oth...

Peter Seely LLC or just Good insurance
15 June 2011 | 40 replies

Hi All,

I am a new investor who will purchase his first US property as a rental and I am wondering if I should open an LLC or would purchasing adequate insurance and an Umbrella policy do the trick to protect me.

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Robert Steele Is the market drowning in newbies?
25 June 2013 | 43 replies

I have been getting the impression over the past two years that more and more people are entering the world of REI.

When I started a decade ago I was somewhat of a pariah amongst friends, family and work colleges. No...