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Yongming Huang Why are real estate agent commissions so high in the US?
10 July 2024 | 87 replies

I have watched several discussions, including David Greene's video, around the recent lawsuit against NAR and RE brokerages. Learned a lot but there is one thing I just don't understand. If we look at the numbers, the...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Brian Nordman Is Whole Life Insurance a smart investment to diversify?
6 February 2019 | 165 replies

Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...

Account Closed "Replace Your Mortgage" HELOC Strategy
20 June 2023 | 81 replies

Hi all. Apologies if this topic is addressed in another part of the forum; I've checked through and couldn't find anything which specifically addressed my question. I am a young investor with no experience when it com...

Nick B. 50% of the house for sale! What's there for an investor?
2 July 2017 | 60 replies

Hello BP!I saw a very strange SFH listing today. A seller owns this house together with his family member and wants to sell his share (50%) without occupancy rights. The sale price equals to the unpaid mortgage amount...

Jim K. Oh my God the stories...
3 May 2022 | 52 replies

I just recently finished up the full purchase of our first small multifamily. Before this, I was in duplexes and single families. I feel I've come away from self-managed low C-class real estate investing with my share...

Katherine Rossell Inherited Our First Problem Tenant, Please offer any suggestions!
27 September 2023 | 28 replies

My partner and I just closed on a three unit the end of July. We purchased the building from someone who was not a good landlord. Two of the tenants in the building are still on his year lease. The lease is very vague...

Wes Blackwell RANT: Stop Using Bad Math to Analyze Real Estate - Plus A Hot Tip
11 January 2022 | 56 replies

I'm writing this post to shed some light on a problem I keep encountering with aspiring investors who are new to real estate.
They read a book or two, hop on BiggerPockets and learn about a few ways to analyze a pote...

Scott Trench What’s Worse? Capital Call? Rescue Preferred Equity? Or Foreclosure
23 April 2024 | 30 replies

We are seeing more and more syndications and funds getting into trouble. And while years will have to pass before we can really understand the nuances of what leads to losses in each deal, and how to parse out what is...