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Tom Goans Where Are the Seasoned Investors
29 August 2013 | 43 replies

Where Are the Seasoned Investors

By seasoned real estate investors, I am referring to those with more than 30 successful years of experience investing, developing, managing, or creating cash flow in the real ...

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...

Adiel Gorel Will COVID-19 Cause a Recession?
9 October 2020 | 178 replies

As we all observe and fear the Coronavirus, we see many cities under “shelter-at-home” restrictions, and many “non-essential” businesses closing. Then on the other hand, the Fed lowered rates almost to zero, and mortg...

Craig Hormes Section 8 Housing: Great Idea or dangerous in the current market?
24 April 2020 | 80 replies

I'm operating in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, and I'm considering purchasing property for section 8 rental. I did a forum search, and some of the Section 8 questions were a few years old, so I would refresh it. In o...

Karen M. What are some options for funding a rehab project?
22 January 2020 | 53 replies

Dear BP friends --I am thinking of buying a property for cash.  However, I am concerned about using up all of my non-retirment money on a property deal.  It's just scary.  We obviously need to have an emergency fund f...

Clay Manship Diary of an FHA 203k Loan Deal
9 September 2019 | 90 replies

Hello BiggerPockets family!Well, it's official. After a lengthy process, I have finally put my first personal residence under contract. It is a 4-unit apartment building, which will allow me to utilize FHA 203k financ...

Jack B. Do you plan on eventually cashing out and moving away from real estate?
11 March 2024 | 152 replies

Or have you? A woman I recently dated also has a rental portfolio and retired in her 30's. She met a lady in California who told her as you get older you won't want to deal with the hassle of tenants and rentals or PM...

Kyle Robertson I need to hear “I quit my job!” stories, please!
21 October 2020 | 107 replies

Hey y’all. I’m standing on the edge of the cliff of quitting my W2 job and I’m wondering if I can fly. I’m at a point now that many have been in before. I’ve been miserable for years in my career. Instead of letti...

Phil Sharp Buy-and-hold strategies in high priced areas
15 March 2019 | 93 replies

I have lived in the San Francisco bay area for the last 15 or so years, and am anxious to start doing some buy-and-hold investing.  However, it seems that price-to-rent ratios are solidly over 30 in my area, and gener...