Kurt Granroth
What beats apartment syndication returns for passive income?
Say I am an accredited investor and I want to allocate $500k for a type of investment that should be capital preserving; completely passive; and generates $100k annually in income. In general that's a tough row to ho...
Kenneth Norman
Success Path?
I am a brand new investor trying to learn the ropes. My long term goal is to have 15-20 rentals for passive income and flip 10-15 houses a year . I have attended a 3 day work shop put on by Success Path which is endor...
Joshua Dorkin
Do You Know ALL the Expenses Associated with a House Flip?
One of our Bloggers, Justin Pierce, wrote a fantastic article that took an in depth look at all of the costs associated with a house flip.
This is a MUST read for any newbie rehabber/flipper:
Rehabbers! Know ALL t...
Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
Ross Bowman
Peak of the market: gurus everywhere
Something I remember reading in Josh Dorkin's book, about economic cycles, is that one sign you're in the Peak Phase of a real estate market is that there are real estate gurus everywhere.I can't stop seeing this now....
Jon Q.
Your future as a worker looks bleak.
Technology's impact will not be an immediate end of jobs, but an increasing stress on wages and work environment. You will continue to be paid less for doing more.Owning income-producing assets (real estate, business...
Shiloh Lundahl
Newbies: Eager to learn or Entitled?
I know that BiggerPockets looks down on guru education programs and seminars that cost thousands of dollars to teach people what they can learn for free on this website. However, I didn't find BiggerPockets until afte...
JC Wu
Roofstock review. NEWBIES BEWARE!!
Looks like most of the reviews or case studies on Roofstock are about the closing process. I suppose since the vast majority of investors who’ve purchased properties from Roofstock use the properties as buy-and-hold r...
Stephen Witkowski
Why Do I Need A Real Estate Agent?
Hi everyone!I’m a new real estate investor. I’ve started to learn more, browse the forums, listen to podcasts, and attend meetups. I keep seeing people seek out and utilize real estate agents, but I’m not sure why.Sim...
Adrienne Russo
Memphis Invest
Has anyone done business with Memphis Invest? I got a link to them thru an email blast from Bigger Pockets, and they want my business, but I don't really know anything about them except they are a turnkey operation i...