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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...

Alison Buckley To 'hood or not to 'hood
26 March 2009 | 63 replies

Hi Everyone--

I am looking for some insight about investing in the hood aka rougher part of town, where properties are much less inexpensive - it would be nice to help contribute to these rough areas by making them l...

Bruce C. Quest for early retirement
18 March 2022 | 90 replies

Well, after seeing all of Sammy B’s post, i thought I’d start my own to keep track of how I’m doing. My goal is to retire by 50. I’ll be turning 36 soon. If I can average at least $300 a month per door, then I figure ...

Jay Hinrichs Govmit shutdown affecting your section 8 payments ???
17 January 2019 | 130 replies

Never know what to believe. News this morning was talking about section 8 payments no being made and section 8 appealing to landlords not to evict .. I don't think many would evict over one missed payment given the si...

J. Martin ​I QUIT MY JOB THIS WEEK!!! (with help from BP, at 31yo ;)
9 September 2021 | 187 replies

Say it with me: “I QUIT!!!”As Bigger Pockets’ motto says, “Life wasn’t made to be lived in a cubicle.”So I’m not going to any more!!Been a Wild Ride!!Going from nothing - to buying my first foreclosed 4plex with an FH...

Jerry Shen Have $2 Million, what to do?
21 June 2017 | 94 replies

I have $2 Million to invest in real estate (part of windfall for selling a tech company). After reading the Ultimate Beginner's guide, I've settled on apartment investing. My question is, would it be better to get mul...

Stephen S. How can I un-own a property ?
6 July 2019 | 118 replies

I own an now long since abandoned house in NJ.  There was no mortgage but the taxes and W/S bills now far exceed any possible value of the property.  The town used to clean up the property and then put a lien on the p...

Carly M. PM ordered $3k of yard work w/o my knowledge.
2 October 2018 | 109 replies

Hi guys, Was wondering if I could get your input. Our first out of state investment has been a learning experience for sure. Our PM said we'd need some yard work and house cleaning estimating it to be $800 -$1000. I s...

Jason Merchey Ken McElroy Doesn't Do Apartments At This Point!
4 March 2020 | 69 replies

In a 2018 video, Ken McElroy said he doesn't do apartment investing anymore. Talked about how it is too hard to make them work with the low cap rates, and instead he builds from the ground up. He's obviously a big nam...

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...