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Arn Cenedella Rich Dad says a home is a liability………
21 August 2023 | 81 replies

Many investors quote Rich Dad to support their contention that a HOME is not an investment.Often this is done as an argument to invest capital in their commerical real estate deal instead of buying a home. Let me also...

Joshua Dorkin Diary of a New Construction Project
4 April 2023 | 527 replies

Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...

Antony Charlier Main things to avoid or look out for when investing
16 November 2020 | 130 replies

Im a newbie investor no deals under my belt still just learning. I want to start off my journey in investing rentals .What are some major DO-NOTS when it comes to real estate in detail and examples would be great as w...

Traver Freeman Buy and Hold Markets for Beginners
8 July 2015 | 81 replies

I've been doing research on markets for buy and hold for about a month now. I'm checking unemployment rates, population growth, purchase price, rent rates, percentage of renters, etc. and I'm still having trouble iden...

Julie Kern Left my W-2 job for Full-Time Real Estate 18 months ago today...
1 February 2020 | 235 replies

Hey B-Peeps! Wanted to do a quick update after leaving my W-2 job 18 months ago today, with some reflections on what those 18 months have looked like and where I'm headed from here.Quick background: I got started in R...

Nik S. Commercial Financing...
26 December 2017 | 125 replies

Hello Everyone! I am just getting into contract in the next few days with a 47 unit multi-family property. The numbers are great, the occupancy is high and the property is well maintained! My questions is this....
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Kevin H. Crypto has better growth and passive income over real estate?
22 August 2023 | 114 replies

Honest question, why lockup your money in real estate when over the past decade crypto (bitcoin) has better returns and you can now earn passive income and are much more liquid than buying a home? I am moving more an...

Giovanny Garcia Should I do the full 20 years
14 January 2019 | 131 replies

Hello BP! I am an Active Duty Army Staff Sergeant (E-6) currently at 9 years 5 months Time In Service with 10 months left of Active Duty service. This will put me at exactly 10 years 2 months TIS. I am struggling w...

Engelo Rumora ATTENTION PROPERTY MANAGERS ‼️ I Need Your Help
1 August 2024 | 71 replies

G'Day everyone,
The team (@Dominique Osborn, @Sean Mahoney) and myself have an opportunity to on-board 189 units.
This would be a very nice "chunk" of new business but to be honest, I'm inclined to pass.
I have alw...

Account Closed How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
13 January 2021 | 243 replies

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...