I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Hello everyone.  I am looking to connect with another member (preferably in the midwest) who is buying SFH or MFH with all cash.  I am looking to get involved with investing as a second career when I retire from my W2...

If you were to restart your life at 17 already knowing you want to get into real estate investing, would you go to college with a full-ride or would you get started investing without wasting any time, and why? 

Blame it on the holidays, consumerism season, or the purchase of my latest rehab project, but I've been thinking a lot about my relationship with spending money. I have this unhealthy relationship with healthy money m...

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...

I'm throwing a question out about how to get started in the infinite banking concept and the ability to leverage one of my properties to get started, does anyone have any experience in doing this? And the other quest...

I recently purchased a property from Spartan Invest and wanted to post the details and make it an ongoing case study solely for the benefit of those looking into the company.  I really appreciated others doing this as...

Not screening properly.Not running numbers correctly.Not evicting in time.I want your mistakes and your stories behind those mistakes! Please share below.