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Jeff Brower My first Duplex- FHA House Hack Case Study with Tips
18 January 2022 | 248 replies

I have now been living in my FHA-purchased duplex for 6 months, and I wanted to share the story to encourage those who have been waiting on the sidelines stuck trying to figure out how to get started. If you read the ...

Tom R. Do any of you play the lottery?
2 November 2018 | 177 replies

I stopped playing the lottery a long time ago. Even then I only played the large jackpots.  I'm finding myself tempted again. There are two huge jackpots right now totaling 2.6 billion dollars combined.  If I won eith...

Michael Elefante The Fast Path To Financial Freedom -How We Did It In 1 YR w/ STRs
12 July 2024 | 155 replies

My wife and I were fortunate enough to reach financial freedom just one year after making our first ever real estate investment. Here is a quick background story on our success and some tips and tricks I feel that any...

Account Closed 54 showings, no offers...
16 October 2018 | 95 replies

I listed a flip in April 2018 at a price even with the surrounding neighborhood $224k ($80/sf) in my market. I’ve had 54 showings and not a single offer. I’ve dropped the price $5k/month and I’m getting concerned beca...

Scott V. We're told to skip small deals and start big. What about lending?
16 March 2019 | 53 replies

Hey everyone, first post on BP but been lurking for a bit. I know many people on here have started their REI journey with single family and other small investments. Some "gurus" out there say to skip the small stuff a...

Mike Kruser What makes a slumlord
8 September 2010 | 60 replies

Ok for the landlords out there question.
I did math on a bunch of properties and saw in my area the only way to make positive cash flow on a property is that it starts around 6+units which is like 800k starting, and t...

Shiloh Lundahl “ Blow Up the 401k ”
3 September 2018 | 79 replies

I recently listened to the podcast GRE (Get Rich Education with Keith Weinhold) and his guest was Ted Benna, who has been credited to being the father of the 401K. (Here is the link to the episode for any who are inte...

Account Closed Top 3 Investment Areas In Pittsburgh Over The Next 4-7 Years
1 November 2023 | 38 replies

"Oh, THAT neighborhood? It's definitely going to be the next Lawrenceville."
I hear this said ALL. THE. TIME. And yet somehow it always seems to be a different neighborhood. Sure there's some overlap in answers. But ...

Shannon X. How many of you SUCCESSFUL investors..
21 January 2013 | 46 replies

I'm curious as to how many of you SUCCESSFUL investors attend college (how many years) and what did you study? are you doing both what you studied and real estate? or only real estate?

Andrey Y. Significant Net "Losses" on Taxes despite Positive Cash Flow
12 March 2019 | 72 replies

I was just doing taxes for 2018 and have noted something peculiar, most of my properties I self-manage. So I do pay monthly PITI and HOA fees. Then there are repairs, occasional utilities, and of course depreciation d...