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Brandon Foken My Direct Mail Campaign Results Have Been Atrocious
29 June 2019 | 364 replies

Hey There BPers,

Myself and my business partner have been spending a significant amount of time on our direct mail campaign and so far, our results have been subpar to say the least. We have sent out a total ...

Becca F. Overleveraging, net worth, cash flow and headache factor
9 May 2024 | 159 replies

I currently have 3 SFH rentals solely owned (1 in San Francisco Bay Area and 2 in Indianapolis metro area) and 1 apartment building in the Bay Area with co-investors). I have a lot of equity in the Bay Area house and ...

Jimmy Humphrey Over Leveraged?
10 May 2024 | 116 replies

Hi,Listening to some of the podcasts and reading the blog, I keep feeling this inner red flag that keeps popping up in me.  I get the feeling that a lot of folks are advocating being over leveraged and taking on an un...

Will Barnard Validate the 50% rule
11 February 2016 | 141 replies

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...

Philip Hy Are buy and hold's really making money? Big picture question
21 May 2017 | 148 replies

I'm wondering if we're really making money. Not a rhetorical question, but would like genuine feedback. Here's the scenario. I want to live off of cash flow so I buy a lot of SFR. I then currently make about 550 cash ...

Gareth Fisher What you wont hear any investor tell you
7 February 2018 | 151 replies

I have been involved with flipping properties since early 2000s.   First subbing out as a carpenter for several local investors and builders.   When the market dropped out in 2008.  Everyone I knew including myself we...

Brian Burke Syndication Investing During a Recession
31 January 2022 | 248 replies

Investing in real estate during a recession makes many people feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. For others, it’s an exciting opportunity.
In my 30 years of real estate investing, I’ve see...

27 May, 2021
BiggerPockets Podcast 472: Here’s What You SHOULDN’T Do When Long-Distance Investing

Nick Lamagna wasn’t planning on getting into real estate investing. When he finished college he knew that he wanted to go into law enforcement to help with counter-terrorism. He scored well on all the tests needed to ...

Nadine O. Where would you move to start building your real estate empire?
19 October 2022 | 248 replies

Hi BP Family! Where would you recommend living in USA to start house hacking and building a rental property business? The intent is to relocate from a high cost of living area like the Bay Area in California (although...

Ben Leybovich Don't Buy $30,000 pigs in Ohio (or Mid-West)
2 July 2019 | 189 replies

It's not talking this time, though, if you've been paying attention, you know that I've been preaching this message for years...  Here's an email from this morning names and locations edited out):Hey Ben - Really enjo...