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Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Lisa Marie Are REIAs a scam?
15 March 2024 | 93 replies

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?

Melanie Stephens Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
8 December 2021 | 123 replies

Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

Juan Rango Rental properties seem worse than traditional investments
22 October 2017 | 110 replies

As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea.  This too...

Alex Varner Contractor requesting 50% Upfront
9 June 2019 | 192 replies

Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...

Chandra Whittaker Just approved on HELOC & my husband wont sign in Texas. Help
20 December 2018 | 95 replies

Ok, so I have a house I owned before we got married which was inherited from my grandparents, the house I grew up in. I still have my Homestead on it. We were married last year & he didn't want to stay there. I ha...

Benjamin Riehle Why Aren’t Millennials Buying Homes?
29 December 2016 | 68 replies

A week ago, I wrote an article explaining how the millennial generation (myself included) could creatively finance a down payment for their first property. What was intended to be an informational article on BiggerPoc...

Matt B. Why is everyone against paying for a seminar?
4 February 2014 | 186 replies

Please read my post before answering willy nilly, but I was wondering why is everyone here so against paying for real estate educational information?

I will preface to say that there are quite a few hucksters...

Michael Guzik Wholesaling in unethical... why or why not?
16 July 2018 | 80 replies

Hi guys I was thinking about this today and just wanted to ask this question and see what  your opinion on the matter is. Many people in and out of real estate frown upon wholesaling. There are so many negative stigma...

Carlos Pelegrina Keller Williams Vs. EXP realty Vs. Small brokerage
16 November 2020 | 45 replies

I just got my sales license in NYC, my main purpose to have it is to use it as a support for my investing, and my architecture practice. My hope is to have MLS access in different states as NJ & OH what I'm still ...