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Peter Vekselman Success Rate in Real Estate...Shockingly Low
19 October 2023 | 203 replies

If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing?  Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...

Deisy P. Female Property Inves./Landlord on the verge of leaving the busn
30 March 2021 | 260 replies

Female Property Investors/Landlords. I need your advice. If you are doing this on your own. By that, I mean, no male figure next to you that is your father, boyfriend, husband, brother, cousin. If you have none of the...

Wes Blackwell How Universal Basic Income Could Change Real Estate Investing
29 January 2020 | 197 replies

The other day I was having a discussion with some associates about the upcoming Presidential Election, and one of them brought up the Democratic Candidate Andrew Young and his Universal Basic Income Plan called "The F...

Shiloh Lundahl Realistically most investors won’t replace all income W/ cashflow
23 January 2022 | 174 replies

I don’t mean to burst peoples’ bubbles here, but in my opinion, most investors on BiggerPockets won’t get to a place where they can replace all their monthly income with the cash flow of their properties. Some will. B...

N/A N/A Who Do You Use For Credit Checks?
10 August 2007 | 15 replies

Who do you guys use for credit checks, background checks, and eviction checks?
Is there a company out there that does these for a set fee, without all the other fees, like monthly fees, or a set up fee? I just have a...

Evan Parker Congratulations! You Gentrify: Displacing a Community
7 August 2019 | 200 replies

This question is one I pose to anyone who has an opinion on the topic. Obviously we're all here because we like something about the idea of REI and passive income. As the process goes, we find a "good deal" in some ar...

James Wise Failed Leadership is why California is on fire.
19 January 2025 | 138 replies

California is on fire and they don't have enough water to stop it. 
California is the richest state in the USA.
California has 3,427 miles of Coastline.
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Make it make sense.

4 April, 2021
BiggerPockets Podcast 457: How Thinking 5 Moves Ahead Can Make You Millions with Patrick Bet-David

Some people are born into wealth, but none are born into success. Success needs to be earned, through pain, hard work, and perseverance.

Patrick Bet-David came to the United States during the Iranian Revolution of ...