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Michael Guzik Buy a car or house first?
6 December 2017 | 87 replies

Hey guys I'm 19 years old and work for a Real estate property management company in San Antonio. I make 25k a year and have a credit score of 720-725 depending on what score is used.  I need to get a new car because m...

Oscar Montealegre The Los Angeles Nightmare
3 June 2021 | 66 replies

I’m a real estate investor based out of Los Angeles. I have been doing it for ten lovely years. However, what I am about to say truly pierces my perpetual LA pride. You couldn’t pay me enough money to invest in Los An...

Andrew Syrios The 2% Rule is a Bad Rule: Discuss
3 October 2016 | 65 replies

I am not a fan of the 2% rule, although I will say I think rent/cost is my favorite calculation. We usually determine what type of rent/cost we can accept in any given area and go from there. According to Gary Keller,...

Tom Vanderlinden Getting Started and having every deal fall through
3 May 2020 | 64 replies

I just had my duplex fall through, before we got to closing, because it appraised 45k short of purchase price. This was my 5th in 6 months that fell through. I've been working hard to read and do research after work a...

Latimer Luis Just started but ready to quit .... please talk me out of it
30 January 2019 | 45 replies

I "kinda, sorta" closed on my first Duplex today. This will be my first multi-family and my third investment overall. I'm still a novice compared to many folks in the community, which is why I'm posting here in "Start...

Wang Windy Where should I invest in the Bay? Is Oakland an option?
16 January 2024 | 36 replies

Hi biggerpockets friends,
It's my first post on the forum and I would like to get some help on starting my first investment property. I have around 250-320k cash to invest.
I live in the South Bay where houses are e...

Nicole Cotrino Normal for a turnkey provider to limit discussion to 15 min?
30 June 2016 | 33 replies

I am looking to get into the turnkey market, and after spending a lot of time looking at different turnkey providers, I decided to call Memphis Invest with a list of questions. I read a lot of good things about the co...

James Park Prospective Tenant was turned off by thorough tenant screening process
1 September 2013 | 53 replies

This is the first time listing the rental property as an agent representing myself. I almost went through an eviction on my last property in Chicago and wanted to be extremely cautious when screening a prospective ten...

Sannibel Carter Advice for a 15 year old
14 November 2020 | 73 replies

Hi everyone! I’m 15 years old and i’m looking for some advice to get into Real estate investing and Real Estate related things. I have been educating myself with books and webinars. However I don’t know what the next ...

Amanda H. Can I be forced to accept Section 8?
2 August 2019 | 154 replies

I am located in Oregon, first time landlord. Our open house is tomorrow and someone has already mentioned they have Section 8 vouchers. My understanding is that it is an opt-in program? But that conflicts with the fac...