![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/71233/small_1621414492-avatar-jthomasmartin1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Just under a month ago, I closed on a 4plex in (East) Oakland, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a HomePath property that had been on the market for just over 6 months, and was able to squeeze in with a convent...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/566396/small_1621492738-avatar-geny1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have ~500k liquid to invest but still confused where to start. Everything I've been reading has been about eventually raising capital but how do you start when you already have the capital? I'm looking for max cash ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/846162/small_1621504370-avatar-jfgrealestate.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey BiggerPockets!
I was absolutely blown away by the amazing responses, encouragement, and detailed questions from my first BRRRR post, so I figured I would share our journey on a recently completed BRRRR deal.
Bac...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2032558/small_1621517637-avatar-timp175.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi everyone, I'm new here! Quick intro: I'm 26M, and have been trading in the stock market for a while now and am looking to (1) generate nontrivial monthly cash flow and (2) diversify some of my money out of the stoc...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/9/small_1621345214-avatar-biggerpo.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
This came up in another thread and I thought it worth having its own discussion.
What do you think would encourage those people who come and read the site (available to non-members) to sign up and participate?
Ideas...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/167322/small_1621420847-avatar-marshall_downs.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have been a member on Bigger Pockets for 3 years now and got significantly more serious about my investing about 2 years ago. Full disclosure, I had a fair amount of experience prior to getting on the forums, but wh...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/183908/small_1621431639-avatar-kctonyg.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Does real estate investing ever seem like a giant pyramid scheme to anyone else? The way loans, lending, payments, and everything works almost seems like a pyramid scheme. Throw in syndications and private money and y...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/139368/small_1621418935-avatar-nicolec.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi guys, Thank you so much in advance for anyone who takes the time to read and respond!In 2009, without knowing anything at all about real estate, I bought my first investment property with a partner (a good friend) ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/577949/small_1621493000-avatar-trevork7.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
To begin, I'd like to thank you for your time and interest in the topic of Marijuana and Vacation Rentals. Though a lengthy introduction, I felt it would be best to give everyone a solid base to ask questions and begi...