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Account Closed How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
13 January 2021 | 243 replies

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...

Josiah Patrick Zebarth NOT going to college, what should I do?
9 August 2019 | 103 replies

Greetings BP, I’m 17 years old rookie investor. I got into real estate almost a year ago, I’ve read the classics (Rich Dad, Poor Dad; Think and Grow Rich; Richest man in Babylon) and many other more real estate specif...

Zachary Jensen Wife doesn't want to increase rents
8 February 2022 | 117 replies

I'm just about to close on my first rental property (house-hacking a duplex in a small town outside of San Diego, CA).  The previous Landlord raised rents 3-5% every year on this property, so it is currently rented fo...

Rich Lennon The Government Nationalized My Rental Portfolio
30 May 2020 | 79 replies

I am still at a loss to understand how the government has gotten away with Nationalizing my SFH rental portfolio in the blink of an eye.  When Donald Trump announced that there would be no evictions on any federally b...

Jeremiah Akindele Just paid $4000 for 3day workshop. Thumbs up or down?
9 February 2020 | 211 replies

I don’t want to name drop but I paid $4000 for a 3 day workshop and now they want $40,000 more for coaching and mentorship. A friend of mine that has a successful portfolio worth millions advised me not to. He recomme...

Jack B. Found a property in LV but worried about peak
9 September 2021 | 103 replies

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...

Greg P. Getting Started. How & What would you do with $750k? Suggestions?
30 January 2025 | 48 replies

Hi Everyone,
I’m seeking advice on how to get started in real estate investing with a decent amount of liquid funds available to deploy—roughly up to $750K.
Currently, I’m working in the corporate world but looking...

Becca F. Overleveraging, net worth, cash flow and headache factor
9 May 2024 | 159 replies

I currently have 3 SFH rentals solely owned (1 in San Francisco Bay Area and 2 in Indianapolis metro area) and 1 apartment building in the Bay Area with co-investors). I have a lot of equity in the Bay Area house and ...

Karen Higgins BEWARE of fraud by erentpayment.com
23 November 2020 | 345 replies

We are currently in the middle of a scam by erentpayment.com.  They have taken money deposited by our tenants and have refused to pay us.  They have been very limiting with information and turned their phones off and ...

Dylan Mathias It's Feeling a Lot Like 2007
3 September 2019 | 278 replies

Hi All, Wanted to start a discussion on peoples outlook on the real estate market and the economy in general. I know it is a controversial topic but I have not seen many discussions on BiggerPocket on this topic and I...