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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...

Joshua Dorkin BiggerPockets Loses the Battle to School You in Real Estate - May 25 Teleseminar Canceled
26 June 2010 | 67 replies

Henry Ford once said, "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely."

I believe that is the case here.

As most of you know, BiggerPockets has for the past weeks, been planning a real es...

Michael Elefante The Fast Path To Financial Freedom -How We Did It In 1 YR w/ STRs
12 July 2024 | 155 replies

My wife and I were fortunate enough to reach financial freedom just one year after making our first ever real estate investment. Here is a quick background story on our success and some tips and tricks I feel that any...

Adam Klugh 18 rentals owned free and clear
21 August 2017 | 93 replies

I have 18 rental properties Free and Clear bringing in 18K a month and worth around $1.6 million. I happily manage them myself but I want to retire in 7 years at the ripe old age of 55. How do I do this?

Account Closed Cheapest Oceanside Retirement Cities?
5 April 2016 | 102 replies

My father is interested in possibly getting a retirement home close to the Ocean.  What markets close to the ocean would be the most affordable for both retirement and getting a few buy and hold cash flow investments ...

Joe Splitrock Home Ownership Doesn't Build Wealth
23 November 2017 | 42 replies

A new study that was a collaboration of three universities concluded that in the nations 24 largest markets, only 4 showed median price increases between 2010 and 2016. (Three of four were in Northern California and t...

Stephen Dominick Make the wife understand
21 November 2015 | 68 replies

I have been a BP student for a couple of years now.  I have worked OT, sold my stuff on EBay, worked extra for a landscaper.  I now have 15k saved up for investment. STOP!!! She wants to fix up the house we live in, m...

McCall Russell Creating Wholesaling Deals
14 November 2019 | 48 replies

So I'm in the learning phase of REI and want to start taking some action. I know I want to have buy and hold multi-unit properties but been a little confused what I should start with since I haven't had any experience...

Brian Garrett BRRRR without proof of income?
4 May 2022 | 144 replies

How would I be able to buy a property initially and cash out refinance utilizing the BRRRR strategy if I cannot prove income right now? That's the biggest hurdle I'm experiencing in planning for my future cash flow pr...

Account Closed TimWieneke
9 February 2010 | 53 replies

Originally posted by "TimWieneke":I wish one of these REI guru's would just ________I don't know.....invest in property?

There's one thing JT does that I like. You give him the name of a town in an area where he's s...