![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/115170/small_1621417601-avatar-justaskbenwhy.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
If I were to guess, here's what my friends did today:@Serge S. spend today thinking hard about the next $500,000@Brian Burke took his wife in his plane to Malibu, or something, and spent money he has@Brandon Turner to...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2546178/small_1694805188-avatar-abasss2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello everyone, Firstly, I have been lurking for a while now and have gotten incredibly useful stuff from here and I cant thank you enough for that.
I am a newbie investor who just bought a rental property this summe...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/143513/small_1621419166-avatar-annette_mpi.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'm reading a book by Robert Kyosaki entitled, "Why A Students Work For C Students and B Students Work For the Government". I agree with most of his views of our public school system, the dangers of an entitlement so...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/670898/small_1621495142-avatar-wilsonc5.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
About 10 days ago, I started a thread comparing investments in Cash Flow versus Appreciation properties. The response was overwhelmingly in favor of Cash Flow.Are there ANY investors investing for appreciation out th...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2683385/small_1677354482-avatar-sarahk231.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
The lack or inattentiveness of safety in short-term rentals is appalling!! Over the weekend 3 people died at a STR in Outer Banks due to a house fire, and it seems like every couple of months we hear of more people dy...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/47385/small_1621409161-avatar-baruchmax1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So today while flipping channels, I came across a infomercial for Than Merrill. I guess he is in Chicago, so I watched it for a few minutes. He talked a lot about some "secrets" to RE success.
I have never ta...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/904899/small_1656170584-avatar-michaelg437.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey guys I noticed I haven't been as active here on Bigger Pockets because of my real estate work. I've really started to change my mindset of how I spend my time and where it is best spent. A gentleman who is very ac...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/882649/small_1621504926-avatar-victornieves.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Greetings BiggerPockets!Just last month, I started crawling, walking (& dare I say running) towards being a new real estate investor! Last night, I was reading the Morris Invest Case Study 2.0 (@tyler jahnke) and ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/598270/small_1694606335-avatar-christophers95.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
In addition to an irresponsible Draconian Rent Control measure, California will also be voting on an equally irresponsible Confiscatory Property Tax increase in November.Props 21 and 15 respectively, will combine to t...