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Wade G. Does Anyone Else Sometimes Just Want to Give Up
27 January 2013 | 38 replies

I realize I sound very defeated and that is because I am. I have been investing for seven years and I think I am done. I do complete background checks of criminal, credit, references, income, everything like I shoul...

Joey Budka Where have all the LEADERS gone?
16 August 2009 | 64 replies

It seems in this day and age, I constantly find myself looking to men of the past for guidance and advice: Warren Buffet, Abraham Lincoln, Dale Carnegie, Earl Nightingale, Thomas Jefferson, just to name a few. I do no...

Joseph Gozlan The 3 types of investors in this market
15 December 2022 | 42 replies

Yet another month with declining home sales (9th in a row).
While home buyers are definitely hurting, we continue to see 3 kinds of investors:
1) The optimist - they keep buying, haven’t changed a strategy, take in...

Scott Trench POLL: Was Your FIRST Investment an MLS or Off-Market Deal?
8 January 2017 | 122 replies

I bought my first investment property the old-fashioned way - with a deal found on the MLS with the help of a real estate broker. We hear stories all the time, however, of users that find their deals far more creative...

Susanne McCallack What are benefits of NOT contacting the agency?
19 June 2018 | 21 replies

If I may ask: What are the benefits of NOT getting in touch with the agency for buyer of real estate, either house or apartment, and what are benefits for seller (current owner) who wants to sell his or her property? ...

Chen Zhou My journey investing in Detroit
5 April 2021 | 53 replies

About 2 months ago, I was planning for a my 1-week trip to Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Detroit (the classic rust-belt cities) and I started networking on BiggerPockets to find good turnkey companies/realtors that I can work ...

Ben Bartels Why is real estate a better investment?
12 February 2021 | 39 replies

I feel silly asking this question, but my wife and I have been struggling to compare our investment options. Obviously, BP forums/podcasts/blogs/etc. indicate that real estate is a good way to go. It sounds like a 15%...

Will Rodriguez How is the situation in Chicago?
28 November 2017 | 28 replies

Hello,I'm from NYC and looking to make our first purchase of a multi-family in Chicago. I've been coming up with a list of close to a hundred multi family properties which i'll dive deeper into. This is for a buy and ...

Kenneth Noronha Dropping out to become an investor
18 February 2017 | 39 replies

Hi BP,I wanted to get your opinion on something that's been bugging me for a while now. First off, I'm 18 (turning 19 in a month) and I'm in my first year at McMaster in Hamilton in the engineering program. At the beg...

Kimberly H. Rejecting the pain in the butt applicant without getting sued
8 August 2014 | 56 replies

So we all agree obvious PITA applicants are to be avoided. To those more experienced out there, how do you reject them without them claiming discrimination and suing you? I'd like to tell this applicant that "I'm rent...