Hello All,My name is Kyle Coleman and I found this site while working with a colleague and the topic of rental properties came up.  He told me about BP and I've been lurking for a few weeks getting an idea of whats go...

Hi BP,I've enjoyed reading and listening to the podcasts this site provides!  Thought it was time to post and get connected.  I live in Loveland, CO, but own a duplex in south Wichita.  My focus is growing my portfoli...

I've been lurking around here for some time. I must say that I'm quite impressed with the wealth of knowledge and experience on this site. I've been recommending it to my friends. I really enjoy all that it has to ...

Hello BP!I am a young business student that has just graduated college. I currently live in Venice, CA and am going to commit to my first real estate project. I have a good make here in LA however the barrier to entry...

Hi Everyone!I am John. I am formerly from Toledo, Ohio and am now living in Sydney, Australia for my full-time job in the Big Data space. I was introduced to BP after looking for Real Estate books on amazon. The kindl...

I have some very high goals in mind for where I want to be in 20 years, but I'm just wondering how long it might take a savvy investor starting with zero properties and $20,000/yr in disposable income to realize en...

A year and  a half ago, I started listening to the BP podcasts everyday. Those podcasts turned me onto Grant Cardone who is a great motivation for me. Every time I felt limitations, I would hear a BP podcast of somebo...

Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm Alexander Davila from Mundelein IL (Little Suburb North of Chicago), I've been digging deep about real estate investing for little more than 6 months. I'm particularly passionate abo...

I know this subject has been discussed numerous times in various threads on BP, but I'm going to bring it up again.

I am looking for feedback from anyone that has gone from investing and managing their own properties...

Seems like most posts on here are about the "How" of real estate investing, but not as much about the "Why."

So why do you invest? Is it just to have more and more income? Is it to reach a certain amount of cash flow...