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Shaun Caldwell Anyone own rentals in the ghetto?
16 May 2018 | 76 replies

I recently came across a small duplex that is FSBO in a ghetto. I've heard about the strong cash flow properties in low income areas can produce but I'm also aware of the downfalls of investing in not so favorable are...

Lam N. Weird question, is this a bad idea?
21 June 2021 | 85 replies

I currently drive a beat-up old minivan with 240K miles on it.  Yeah, I sacrificed myself to jump-start my rental business.  I plan on buying the Tesla Cybertruck as my main vehicle.  Recently, a thought came to me.  ...

J. Martin Being frugal paid off in RE: $1k car, $1MM in RE, $140K/yr gross rents, and free couches..
6 January 2016 | 82 replies

I was looking for advice on starting out in being a successful real estate investor (with no capital) years back and ran across a few people who gave some of the best advice I have ever received for that scenario: BE ...

Brandon Turner How Do YOU Find Good Contractors?
9 March 2016 | 74 replies

Hey folks, I'm working on a blog post for BiggerPockets called "How to Find a Great Contractor" and I'd love some community input!So... how do YOU find good contractors? What's your best tip? (answers may be used in a...

Account Closed Using NPV for real estate investments
13 January 2020 | 48 replies

I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?

Alyssa Dinson What has been your experience with out of state investing?
16 January 2025 | 78 replies

Hi everyone, I live in California and have been meeting a lot of investors who prefer to invest out of state due to California being so expensive as well as the aggressive tenant protection laws we have here. I have h...

Clayton Coombs How to avoid taxes with primary income from flipping properties?
24 November 2018 | 88 replies

Hey guys, I've been a full time real estate agent for several years now and up until this year that has always been my primary income. However this year I focused more time flipping properties than selling real estate...

Account Closed Why So Called Wholesaling is not an sustainable business model
4 November 2022 | 84 replies

The truth about wholesaling real estate needs to be finally told from a real estate pro like myself with almost 40yrs in the real estate business with buying and selling properties all over Northern & Southern Cal...

Jaden Adams Dropping out of college
17 December 2019 | 210 replies

I’m a 19 year old freshman in college studying architecture but I’m realizing I’m more interested in the business of buildings and not building them. There’s a real estate program here, but I’d be going 100+ thousand ...

Walker Seid Phil Grove
5 July 2023 | 125 replies

I'm listening to a webinar from Phil Grove with a houston meetup that I couldn't attend tonight. Has anyone heard of him and what do you think? I am thinking he is a GURU.