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Alex Young Newbie, ready to get going, sick of living in my car broke
23 August 2017 | 93 replies

Hi Bigger Pockets community, I am 26 years old with an undergraduate education in geology. I've spent the last couple of years wandering aimlessly and it hasn't paid off to do so. Trying to reinvent myself, my strateg...

Jonathan Weinberger Today I fired the Own It Detroit team after spending over $800k with them.
12 February 2024 | 60 replies

So this may be a long post, but I want this to help others who are exploring out of state investing in a new territory like Detroit. I've been in investing in Detroit since early 2023. I started my investing journey i...

Nathan Smith Is college worth it ?
19 October 2020 | 153 replies

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 ...

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...

Phil Sharp Buy-and-hold philosophies: Cash flow vs Appreciation
21 February 2024 | 94 replies

On some other threads, there seems to be an underlying debate or difference in philosophy around buy-and-hold investment strategy:  In one camp, the goal is to invest in high appreciation areas, even though they are h...

Ryan Evans I'm taking a field trip to Cleveland!
18 September 2017 | 87 replies

A lot of eyes are on the midwest these days so I thought I’d put an offer out there for all the BP folks around the country who have their eye on Cleveland, Ohio.I’ve personally placed a major bet on Cleveland as an u...

Joe Butcher Defining "motivated"
4 December 2015 | 62 replies

Have been getting lots of calls since starting my yellow letter campaign. No deals so far, as the sellers (or potential sellers) haven't seemed that motivated to me.

Maybe it's my expectations? Maybe I was ex...

Sean Mcmahon Is David Greene wrong?
14 January 2021 | 64 replies

I apologize if this is a newbie question and for the provocative title :) In David’s book Long-Distance Real Estate Investing, he says its beneficial to find an agent who is also an investor in the area. I understand ...

Scott L. Comparing crowdfunding sites for RE
11 May 2014 | 95 replies

I'm a relatively new private investor and have begun experimenting with the crowdfunding sites, to get into a wider variety of deals at a lower contribution if the terms and restrictions turn out to be viable, or a...

Michael Ealy BRRR Actual Deal - $2M profit or $15K/mo cashflow: with pictures!
25 November 2019 | 146 replies

Here's an actual BRRR (Buy-Renovate-Rent-Refinance) deal, with a $2.2M profit if we sell it or a $15,170/month cashflow if we keep it.
But before I share with you the details, a word of CAUTION to the newbie investor...