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James H. Are car loans really that bad?
7 March 2013 | 59 replies

I recently posted some questions regarding financial strategy involving car loan debt, student loand debt, mortgage debt and cash for new acquisitions.

There is a strong contingency of folks that claim you should nev...

Account Closed I am the rich guy you want to be - and I have nobody to talk to
5 February 2016 | 82 replies

Excuse what is going to be a long rant - for the sake of my sanity I need to get this off my chest. I have another username on Biggerpockets (no, Adam Smith is not my real) which is my real name - but for this post I ...

Joshua Dorkin Stop Paying the Mortgage and Get Bailed Out Too!
8 November 2008 | 79 replies

Lets see how much thought is going to go into this housing / bank bailout . . . frankly, I'm starting to think that the move to make is to stop paying the mortgage so I can:

a) Get "bailed out"
b) Renegotiate my loa...

James Park New Landlord. How to handle a situation when tenant cannot pay the full rent amount
21 June 2012 | 51 replies

I brought in new tenants to my townhome in the Chicago burbs three month ago, before moving to Atlanta.

Long story short, in July, I had an unusual storm in Chicago that put 6 feet of water in my basement. I have sp...

Isiah Ferguson Noooooo tenant is 10 days late on rent. What to do ???
14 September 2017 | 69 replies

Basically I've posted a late notice on a tenant door. It pretty much stated May 15, 2017 which is today is her deadline and 19th is when the court precedings will begin. I text you this am and reminded her of the late...

KJ Miller Is this a horrible idea?
15 December 2015 | 59 replies

So, I'm still learning the ropes and not ready to jump in to actual investing just yet, but I just wanted to throw my plan out there and see what people thought of it (especially Kansas City folk). Obviously the main ...

Terry Lao 90% of Bigger Pockets will never take action on REI
31 January 2018 | 78 replies

Today is Thanksgiving. Lots of time to talk shop, politics, or real estate investment with family and friends. I just spoke to acquaintance of in law, and he mentioned purchasing home within a year. I spoke to him abo...

Michael Guzik Those who can't succeed... teach?
10 August 2018 | 114 replies

Hey Guys I was on another forum and Tim Gordon posted something that really struck me. He said " At this stage of the market, those who can't succeed teach." This is something that I wholeheartedly agree with and some...

Shiloh Lundahl Rich Dad Poor Dad’s investing principles - GOOD or BAD?
12 January 2020 | 80 replies

Many people on BiggerPockets (at least on the podcasts) have credited their start to investing in real estate to reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad; myself included. However, there are also some investor...

Heather M. Am I a fool for quitting wholesaling?
2 December 2022 | 72 replies

Hi Everyone, so 5 months ago I delved into learning about real estate investing. Professionally I've had a successful career as a fundraiser for 501(c)(3) organizations, but I've always known that I wanted to get invo...