Melanie Hartmann
Quit My Job and Plan to Wholesale
Hi All! I had to share. Against all conventional advice and wisdom, I've just quit my job. My fiance's job brings enough for us to cover are needed expenses and I have about a year's worth of savings built up on top o...
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Ashcroft capital - Paused Distributions
Anyone else getting notified this morning of paused Ashcroft distributions due to refinancing issues?
We have been working on refinancing the asset in order to access the equity and create liquidity to earnestly res...
David Cohen
If I'm cash-flowing why does Bigger Pockets make me feel like I failed?
I just joined Bigger Pockets. I'm a buy and hold landlord with 6 properties in a middle class area of Atlanta. All are rented and rents are all $500 above PITI. So, though there's been some repairs, for the most part ...
Lisa Marie
Are REIAs a scam?
Dear BP,I'm attending my first REIA event today and it seems like a scam. I'm a bit skeptical when they are throwing stories of $$$ left and right. Any thoughts?
Courtney M.
$100 per door/cashflow
I have probably a dumb question, so bear with me!I've seen the $100/door evaluation criteria discussed, and cashflow also discussed. I've listened to a few podcasts where people are discussing cashflow with regards to...
Kyle Bigger
Seasoned investor wanting to walk away from it all
Hey BP! I have an interesting and important dilemma in real estate that I don't feel gets touched on enough. It's something I've been struggling with for years, despite the tremendous success I've had over the last fe...
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The $30k rental club.......
Im sure many of us have read all the warnings and reviews of buying low price properties, and the problems typically associated with them, but all that considered, it is what first attracts a lot of people , indeed th...
Phil Sharp
Buy-and-hold philosophies: Cash flow vs Appreciation
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...
J Scott
J Scott's Recession Proof Real Estate Investing: Ask Me Anything!
Hey everyone!BP has just released my latest book: RECESSION PROOF REAL ESTATE INVESTING.It is all about how the economy works (starting with the very basics and working up from there), economic cycles and how we as r...
Will Barnard
Validate the 50% rule
It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...