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Nathan Raisbeck College vs Real Estate??
5 November 2020 | 63 replies

I am currently a freshman at University of Wisconsin - Stout. While my major is currently Mechanical Engineering I've quickly realized that isn't what I want to do. I've always been interested in real estate and found...

Ola Dantis Why Do You Young-ish Entrepreneurs/RE Investors Fail?
24 November 2019 | 74 replies

I cannot count how many times I've seen a post on BP from someone young-ish saying how they just want to quit college (or their job) and "jump" into Real Estate. When I see these posts my brain immediately chuckles (n...

Melanie Kent Everyone has a beginning story to real estate - what is yours????
13 March 2019 | 35 replies

In real estate the hardest part appears to be the beginning. The first deal, the first sale, buy, flip, hold, mistake, approval, and so forth.... As a beginner, I am learning that even though this game doesn't require...

Russell Brazil Is Bigger Pockets Creating Unrealistic Expectations For Investors
26 April 2017 | 136 replies

One of the more complex parts of being a real estate agent is setting realistic expectations for what your client can expect from the market. There are always going to be people who have unrealistic expectations, but ...

Shiloh Lundahl RE Investing Part-Time VS Full-Time: Which is Better?
2 July 2018 | 23 replies

People who have their job or career that can support their families, and who invest on the side in real estate, seem more resistant to market corrections.  Yet it seems like the “thing to do” is to leave the job marke...

Nick Noon Always Negative Responses When I Talk About Real Estate
31 October 2015 | 85 replies

I'll never understand why 99% of the time people have negative responses when I tell them I am trying to get into real estate and rental properties.  I mean literally every time I tell someone about it I get one of th...

Ryan Crowley Pay off mortgage and snowball?
19 January 2025 | 61 replies

Hey everyone, I accomplished my goal of getting my first rental property under contract by the end of 2017 and I close on this property soon. I have been calculating the best way to grow my portfolio, but I am curious...

Jaron Walling I'm 33 and don't want to go to work
17 January 2020 | 99 replies

I’m 33 and a millennial, I want to be a full time real estate investor one day (residential real estate). When I turn 34 I wanna get my real estate license so I can learn more and find deals. What do you guys think? 

Alex Silang Getting called a "slumlord" by friends and family
19 October 2015 | 96 replies

I bought 2 triplexes in blue collar areas. I am very good landlord, I always fix things on time. I'll do extra stuff - for example last week it came down to repair the fridge or buying a new one. I went with buying a ...