Casey Roman
My Cash...is Worthless.
I have been trying for years to reinvest $100,000 into some form of real estate and have gotten absolutely nowhere. Because I own my own business and deduct HEAVILY off it, I qualify for zero mortgages, even with perf...
Matthew Irish-Jones
Cash is NOT King... in Real Estate Investing
I have two major issues with Bigger Pockets. Before I get to the issues I want to point out Bigger Pockets is a great website for networking, free information, investing strategies and many other things. Overall I t...
Nathan Smith
Is college worth it ?
I’m a 17 year old kid just now beginning my investment journey in Real Estate, Stocks and Bonds. I’m currently undecided on whether or not to go to college. Should I get a job, join the service and use VA benefits to ...
Scott Trench
Trump Policies Will Put Downward Pressure on Real Estate Rents/Prices
I know that anytime Trump's name is mentioned, someone gets triggered. Either the post is too anti-Trump, or too Pro-Trump.
Let me be clear - I do not condemn Trump's policies or necessarily know whether they will b...
Bryan Hancock
Still Waiting On Hyperinflation...
Well the uber doom-and-gloomers have been decidedly reticent of late. This changed recently in the blog arena. Changes in purchasing patterns of bonds later this year seem to have everyone in a tizzy now.
I renew...
Edit B.
California Rent Control
Why is no-none talking about this? It will cap increases to 5% plus inflation and you can no longer evict at no fault after the lease is up. This is a big deal
Brie Schmidt
HELOC payoff strategy
Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
Matthew Mucker
Where does the 50% rule come from?
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...
Austin Deardorff
TICs (Tenants in Common)
Hello Everyone,For the topic at hand - I recently learned about Tenants in Common (TICs) as a real estate investment option. Although I am not currently pursuing one, as I understand they can be fairly pricey, I was w...
David Song
Why to avoid < 50 k properties
If a house sells 50 k and rent for 1000, it meets 2% rule. But actually I think it is not necessarily a good investment.
Assuming SFR, 1500 sf, 3 be 2 ba, in small Midwest town. Move on ready. 30 years old. No renov...