Hey everyone, joined bigger pockets a while ago and have been reading, listening to podcasts, and just trying to learn as much as I can. This post is going to be long so TLDR: sick of my cubicle job and being som...

I've been listening to the BP podcast for a few months, and now I'm looking to house hack in Chicago for my first investment. Just breaking even on PITI every month would be great to get my feet wet. I've got 15k in s...

You know I shared with some family what I planned on doing. I was hoping for support but they were very negative. It is very true that those closest to you will hurt you the most. My goals are too important to allow a...

I gotta say folks, I am really getting tired of Clayton Morris and his non stop attempts to censor all of those who allege that they were financially harmed when they worked with his company Morris Invest. This slimy ...

I originally posted a three part series on early retirement in May of this year. At the time, I had another goal that I was working on. Well, here is where I stand.

Most on here know I travel a lot! Wifey says ...

I am a teacher so I'm off work for the summer, and I'm focusing 100 percent on growing our REI business.I got two off-market houses under contract last week -- a fix and hold, and a potentially lucrative flip. Great n...

As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea.  This too...

There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...

I recently heard a remarkable story of a wholesaler claiming they picked up a house for 32,000 and then turned around and flipped it to a contractor for 54,000 within a span of 10 days.

The story is true; which leads...