Max M.
What's up guys? Mom's Basement Loser from Palatine, Illinois (TLDR alert)
With my burgeoning interest in real estate I decided to join Bigger Pockets to hopefully surround myself with people with whom I can talk about this business and maybe even work with in the future. In real life I'm su...
Blake Edwards
Investors who have a W2...Are you still investing in a 401k?
Are you still putting your money away in a retirement account?
Are you maxing it out?
Are you getting the bare minimum employer match?
Or are you parking all your money in a liquid account to be ready for the next ...
Mike R.
Los Angeles has gone housing market crazy.
I have been renting a house for the past 7 years in LA and now sadly the family wants to move back in. I figured it's time to buy my own place, especially with rents so high, but timing couldn't be worse. Every home h...
Chris Seveney
Interest rates are not going back to 3%
I am sure many of you will disagree with me, but I am seeing a lot of posts talk about “today’s high interest rates”I believe there are many of us who view today’s rates to be more of the norm versus the outlier.If yo...
John Hickey
Snake oils, gurus, “investment advisers”, experts. BP can do more
I saw a post that the other day where a BP member called out another member and accused him of being...full of shot....good stuff. Because it’s good when you know someone is watching. Is it possible @biggerpocketsmo...
Casey Roman
My Cash...is Worthless.
I have been trying for years to reinvest $100,000 into some form of real estate and have gotten absolutely nowhere. Because I own my own business and deduct HEAVILY off it, I qualify for zero mortgages, even with perf...
Mark Gallagher
Diary - Buying a non-performing note NPN from start to finish
For the past few months, years perhaps, I've been trying to soak up knowledge in the area of note buying. It has been especially intriguing to me since my partner and I handle a large volume of foreclosures and I get ...
David J.
Thoughts as we approach the top of the market?
Few would deny that the market is cyclical. It goes up for a few years then down for a few and repeat. I want to hear from other investors your thoughts about how to handle this. We are nearing that top (especially in...
Mindy Jensen
"Stupid" Mistakes Every Newbie Landlord Makes
Not screening properly.Not running numbers correctly.Not evicting in time.I want your mistakes and your stories behind those mistakes! Please share below.
Jack B.
Found a property in LV but worried about peak
This house barely cash flows. I worry about it being near the peak especially in LV due to the looming recession. With 85k involved in closing, it isn't an ideal time to buy if the market turns against me and I can bu...