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John Fulton Own or Rent Paradox: Your home is not an investment
4 June 2021 | 57 replies

There is a lot of commentary surrounding the topic of whether to rent or buy (Regarding personal residences). A roof over your head is an expenditure. The rent-or-own paradox is about losing the least amount of money ...

Sam Booth How many rentals to retire?
21 September 2024 | 44 replies

So I have been investing in real estate in the south since 2021 and now have 5 properties. How do you know how many properties you need to retire? It's hard for me to know how much cap ex and repairs will be in the fu...

Andrew Angerer What is your biggest roadblock right now in real estate investing
3 September 2019 | 184 replies

What is your biggest roadblock right now in real estate investing?What are you doing to overcome it right now?Just trying to get a convo started, have a good weekend everyone.

John Lyszczyk Why is Lumber so Expensive?
10 June 2021 | 71 replies

I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...

David Maldonado California ADU business
13 June 2023 | 182 replies

What's up guys,I just finished building a permitted ADU (accessory dwelling unit) on my sfh. Converted my garage into a 488 sq ft 1cbed 1 bath apartment. final cost with permits was about 37k. I built most of it with ...

Jon K. (Current) Tenants say the dumbest things, too...
12 July 2024 | 281 replies

So, your tenant made it through the screening process and moved in.

What kind of dumb things are they saying now?

Petty requests?

Requests to remodel?

Requests for upgraded appliances?

Whining about the internet...

Karen Margrave People are fleeing California, are you?
26 January 2019 | 311 replies

I was born and raised in CA. It's so heartbreaking to see what is happening to it.  A recent poll says that 46% of the people plan on leaving the bay area. Let's do our own poll (FOR CALIFORNIANS or those that recentl...

James Wise NAR Lawsuit Settled! Offering Buyer Agent Commissions in the MLS now Illegal!!!
25 April 2024 | 209 replies

The NAR settled all of their lawsuits for $418 million today. Lots of stuff to dig through in regards to all of it, but the biggest takeaway and change to the industry is that fact that buyer agent commission can no l...

Joshua McGinnis My first out-of-state turnkey was a bust (sort of)
22 July 2014 | 104 replies

Just thought I'd share a story for any others out there considering buying a multi-family out-of-state, sight-unseen, from another BP member who markets and manages properties.I found a deal on the BP Marketplace in t...

Kristian A moreno Your house is not an asset..
1 November 2018 | 84 replies

My girlfrIend and I currently rent a 1/1 apartment In San Diego, CA for $1475 ($735 ish each) and I am saving up for my first deal. Considering the high prices in San Diego, should I buy a rental property first and ke...