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Joshua Dorkin What was the most inspiring book you've read?
12 July 2011 | 201 replies

I have to admit - I'm borrowing this from another forum, but I wanted some feedback from our members.

What is the most inspiring book you've read?? (real estate or otherwise).

Chris Gawlik The US Economy Will Recover Quickly ??? Think Again !!!
26 May 2021 | 114 replies

I keep hearing many investors speak of the housing market and stock market as if we are in a normal situation. Everything is great and the stimulus has solved all of the problems that a global pandemic has created. Ta...

Jim K. For newbies and the BIG MEANIE INVESTORS in the BiggerPockets forums
20 June 2024 | 69 replies

We get a lot of this, and sometimes, it really does baffle me. As my profile says, I'm an affordable-housing handyman landlord running a small outfit out here in Pittsburgh and doing what I do is NOT EASY. It's signif...

Bao Nguyen Financial independence from passive rental income: how long does it take?
16 January 2017 | 143 replies

Like many other real estate investor, I seek to buy and hold real estate, and enjoy the cash flow and any possible appreciation.   However, since my target properties are lower end properties that often requires rehab...

Roshan K. How many of you are financially free?
27 July 2018 | 131 replies

How many people are financially free on here? For those of you who are, do you still work or are you "retired" and living off the cash flow? If you are financially free, which method did you use to acquire it? (ie buy...

Account Closed How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
13 January 2021 | 243 replies

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...

Josh Bustle Dead Equity - How much money do you leave in rentals?
12 November 2018 | 108 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets!My main question is how much money do you leave in your rentals? I've got one rental property worth $280k, about 60% LTV (115k in equity). I just closed on my first "Live in Flip" and I'm moving i...

Erik Stewart RE investors with humble origins?
5 December 2020 | 64 replies

Calling all underdog RE investors.If you got into real estate because you were an engineer, lawyer, doctor, or otherwise have large amounts of discretionary income, that's cool, but I want to hear from the unlikely he...

Kurt Granroth What beats apartment syndication returns for passive income?
1 September 2022 | 77 replies

Say I am an accredited investor and I want to allocate $500k for a type of investment that should be capital preserving; completely passive; and generates $100k annually in income.  In general that's a tough row to ho...

Paula Impala Norada Capital Management suspending payments
31 December 2024 | 418 replies

I invested in Norada Capital Management and was coming here to connect with others who have invested. Did not receive my payment from Norada this month (June) and just received the following notification in my email....