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Salvatore Lentini So you want to become a real estate investor?
8 February 2022 | 207 replies

It's that time again...The light is on and I'm taking questions.  If you've read a real estate book, gone through some real estate forums, watched some videos and you KNOW you want to become a real estate investor but...

Nick Gray What is the best RE-related 9 to 5 job?
24 November 2021 | 122 replies

I am a relatively new buy-and-hold RE investor at age 24 who is looking to make a career transition and who needs some advice. My long-term goal is to go full-time as an investor, but in the short term I of course nee...

Shiloh Lundahl Rich Dad Poor Dad’s investing principles - GOOD or BAD?
12 January 2020 | 80 replies

Many people on BiggerPockets (at least on the podcasts) have credited their start to investing in real estate to reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad; myself included. However, there are also some investor...

Joshua Dorkin Updating the BiggerPockets Influence System
16 May 2012 | 190 replies

Hey All -
One of our upcoming projects is to update our influence system to one that better reflects a user's influence on the site.

We will be transforming the system from the current limitless influence scale to a...

Dustin Ruff Let's get real about starting out
19 August 2017 | 93 replies

There are so many positive stories about people starting their investment careers on here and online that aren't painting a completely accurate picture.

Most people are living paycheck to paycheck. The statistics on...

Tony Wooldridge What is your FREEDOM number (#)?
26 November 2017 | 176 replies

I am a relatively new but very active newbie to REI.  I have purchased my first investment property which I am in the process of flipping right now.  I listen to BP Podcast in my car on my commute to and from my 1.5 h...

Jonathan Greene What are your real estate investing goals for 2025?
30 December 2024 | 103 replies

What are you looking to do in 2025 to grow, regulate, or downsize your portfolio?I am looking to add:- one syndication investment (not multifamily because I invested in 3 multifamily syndications in 2024)- three turnk...

Account Closed I’m 17 and don’t want to go to college
24 February 2020 | 150 replies

I’m 17 and a junior in high school, I want to be a full time real estate investor one day (commercial real estate). When I turn 18 I wanna get my real estate license so I can raise some capitol and start from there. W...

Michael Lowe Why are my friends so against me investing in Real estate?!
26 February 2020 | 191 replies

I’m just starting out. I’ve been reading like crazy, analyzing deals CONSTANTLY, driving neighborhoods, talking with my real estate agent, meeting with investors currently in my market (and other markets).But when I t...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

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...