Richard Yerger
Getting out of bad debt
Today I read a great book. Some may know it "The Richest Man in Babylon." I am a store manager for a pizza place. I make a little more then 50k a year and I am always broke. So today I figured out my low and high of m...
Karen M.
How do YOU view debt???
Hello all you smart BP people!I have a question for today: How do YOU view debt? Here are some sub-questions that you can pick and choose from to add to the conversation:--> What are your personal "rules" abou...
Andrew Fowler
Paying Off Student Loans or Focus on REI?
Hi everyone,As a college student who is graduating this upcoming May, I have a lot of student loans. When I say "a lot," I'm talking 100k... Since my loans vary from 4-7% interest I am strongly considering consolidati...
Brent B.
Want to invest but not in great financial situation
Just started getting interested in real estate investing and was curious about your guys' thoughts on next steps for me.Here is my situation: Two of my friends are interested in partnering with me on a house hack in a...
Jordan J. Osborne
Am I Starting Too Soon?
Hey everyone! I’m curious to hear from you guys about whether I should wait to invest in real estate until I get better financials or if it’s not a bad idea to start now. Background:I’m a 25 old college student, gradu...
Marc Belisle
The much-debated student debt issue
Hi all, I've been reading a lot of posts going back a couple of years on student debt and REI. There are many opinions and I find that each situation is different based on age, job and where someone is in their life. ...
Alex Johnson
Pay off $15k in college debt, or invest it?
probably a dumb question, but i’m stuck and need some help. as the title says, i have $15k in college debt that i am comfortably paying back each month (~$250). i have enough saved up to pay it off in full, but i’m 10...
Carrie Link
Seeking some "rich dad" advice....!
Hello all. This is my first post and I'm looking for advice (so it might be long because I'm desperate so please bear with me and read this if you're willing to help). This isn't really real-estate related but I thoug...
Rebecca G.
commercial property funding
My husband and myself have a five unit property located in Toledo, Ohio. We are about 75% done with rehab and have temporarily run out of funding due to life changes. Overall we need about 8k to finish everything and ...
Annette H.
Plenty of assets & cash and still turned down!
So frustrating when you can show a bank your assets, your bank accounts and liquidity and they still find a reason to turn you down! My husband is from the UK, (dual citizen) he's got the assets and despite the 720 ...