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Barry Smith 1 car side garage vs 2 car backyard garage on long narrow lot
21 January 2021 | 6 replies

I am remodeling a property I recently bought and am interested to know what everyone thinks about the property value impact of building a one-car detached garage on the side of a small 2/1 house vs. a two-car garage i...

John Wijtenburg Is "live below your means" really good advice?
1 December 2019 | 72 replies

I think a lot of people have trouble reconciling an abundance mindset with the omnipresent, "live below your means," advice.To achieve great success, we're told that we must take risks, act as if, and spend money to m...

Nicholas Weckstein Do you lease or buy your vehicle ?
6 June 2018 | 142 replies

I’m curious what the community here has to say.

My dads in the car business and swears by leasing. I’m all about wealth building and assets and I think buying is the better option.

I’m currently torn between buying...

J. Martin Being frugal paid off in RE: $1k car, $1MM in RE, $140K/yr gross rents, and free couches..
6 January 2016 | 82 replies

I was looking for advice on starting out in being a successful real estate investor (with no capital) years back and ran across a few people who gave some of the best advice I have ever received for that scenario: BE ...

Garrett F. Should you live in your nicest SFH
15 September 2015 | 6 replies

I was having a discussion with my Wife and made the statement "that I never want to live in our nicest home". She understood my thought process but had displayed some mixed feelings.  Do others think along those lines...

Joshua Dorkin Two Easy Strategies to Help You Become a Millionaire
16 October 2007 | 13 replies

I know that BiggerPockets.com is a website devoted to real estate investing, but our ultimate goal is to help our visitors find wealth. I was just reminded of a few simple steps towards creating enormous wealth from a...

Christopher Smith Can't get a high enough mortgage due to car finance
7 February 2018 | 6 replies

Hey guys my name is chris , I was wondering if you had any ideas on what I could do I tried to get a mortgage through my bank and they'd only lend 34k because of my car finance , I could afford a mortgage aswell and r...

Mark Graziano 20k - Pay off Car or Buy First Buy and Hold SFR?
20 March 2015 | 23 replies

I am a single 31 year old living in the Atlanta area that currently has  20k liquid to either pay off a 18k car note or invest into an investment property.  The auto loan is at a low rate of 2.25%  and has a payment ...

Kim Feldkamp Driveway Parking Spot Rental
25 October 2021 | 3 replies

I live across the street from a new apartment building in Minneapolis, MN that didn't have to provide parking as part of the build.  We live close to the light rail so I guess the City thought people wouldn't have car...

Seth Cedars Did I buy a house or a car?
6 June 2018 | 1 reply

Ok... so I closed on a duplex sight unseen in February.  The owner had a primary residence outside the city but lived in one unit during the week.  The other unit was rented to a long term tenant on a month to month b...