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Erik Sherburne How leveraged are you?
19 March 2018 | 87 replies

Curious out there what people use as a general rule for how leveraged they are.   How comfortable you are with debt.  Do you have 401K loans?  Would you cash out a Roth IRA?   Do you use HELOCs off your primary?   For...

Account Closed I now get why everyone doesn’t invest in RE!
11 October 2019 | 118 replies

Because it’s hard and taking the first step in the hardest!  We have money ready to go and I always wonder why people who seem to do better than us, don’t invest in RE.  But the emotional roller coaster has almost don...

David K. Anyone else paying down mortgages rather than buying now?
2 November 2017 | 79 replies

Seems I keep getting beat on properties going for full price and more.  These deals often have low returns and function solely on best case scenarios in my opinion.  Anything good is snapped up quickly.  At this point...

Spencer Cornelia How I Bought a Seller Financed 4plex in Las Vegas [Part 3]
17 February 2022 | 124 replies

My plan is to share my journey with Bigger Pockets by making posts detailing every big milestone I reach in my Real Estate Investing career.Part 1 can be found here.Part 2 can be found here.4 unit in Las Vegas, Seller...

Francois G. Convince Me Why Buying All Cash Is Beneficial
2 July 2020 | 98 replies

Hey Guys,The name of the game has always been leverage for me. Building wealth can absolutely be accomplished by using credit, OPM, etc. Every now and then, I come across that investor who buys his properties all cash...

Manda Gouvion How long did you wait/research before you jumped into investing?
20 May 2021 | 122 replies

It was just a couple of days ago I got this wild idea to invest in real estate. The thought originated as something my husband and I could invest in as a kind of self-paying college fund for our kids! So I'm halfway t...

Robbie Taylor Why not snowball the debt on real estate investments?
15 May 2017 | 66 replies

I love the forums and the podcasts, but one constant I see is that people are looking to add more properties or refinance properties for cash to buy more properties etc.Why don't more people start snowballing down the...

Heather Frusco Why is Rent still due during COVID-19?
11 September 2020 | 328 replies

I have had the opportunity to find and work with some of the best property managers (after many years) for our current properties. Over the years we have gone from me just treating them like just a service I hired to ...

Jay Hinrichs The 2% rule kills values
21 October 2017 | 211 replies

As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...

Engelo Rumora Why You Shouldn't Leverage When Investing In Turnkey Rentals
24 September 2018 | 82 replies

CASH IS KING!!!G'Day everyone,I'm going out on a limb here so before you condemn my thoughts at least have a read and try to understand them.Why does modern day society always want more more and more? GREED that is wh...