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Michael Hyun 5-Year Bay Area Real Estate Investing Strategy for a 24 year Old
15 July 2020 | 42 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets! I live in the Bay Area and I'm looking to move out of my parent's place soon. I've saved about 2 years of wages, roughly 120k, and for my first step into real estate investing, I've been thinking...

Brian Beck Rent or sell current primary residence in SF Bay Area
13 May 2016 | 47 replies

Hello,I hope what I'm about to write is clear. Step 1)Our 3-5 year plan move from California to Tennessee and in the meantime move back in with my mother and rent out our home (comparables rent for $3,000 and our new ...

Seth Macomber My first Rental, turned into my first eviction :(
20 February 2017 | 66 replies

I've heard it a million times, "never rent to family." Being the naive person that I was -- possibly still is -- I didn't listen. I rented my condo out to a family member in 2013. By early 2014, I noticed their rent p...

J. Martin Negotiating Purchase of Vacant Lot in Bay Area tomorrow. Advice?
13 February 2015 | 54 replies

Going to try to negotiate the purchase of vacant lot tomorrow. Any advice?I’m meeting the owner of a vacant lot tomorrow to try to negotiate the purchase of a vacant lot in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s a killer pr...

Wilson Cheung Any Appreciation Investors Out There?
3 July 2017 | 45 replies

About 10 days ago, I started a thread comparing investments in Cash Flow versus Appreciation properties.  The response was overwhelmingly in favor of Cash Flow.Are there ANY investors investing for appreciation out th...

Diane G. What is the point of investing in real estate NOW?
30 May 2017 | 61 replies

When I bought into San Francisco 10 years ago, after 20% down, I was still losing $1K ish per month per door.... I had to work my day job and saved every penny to support my real estate enthusiam..... But I had hope a...

Nate R. Don't be a retail investor!
1 March 2016 | 43 replies

I'm haunted by Ben L.'s comment "Don't be a retail investor!" in the podcast on rental properties. This is also common advice in real estate investment books. Always buy at a discount, or, as Warren Buffett says, with...

Christopher Raiz 19 | 5k | Good Credit - Where do I start?
2 February 2019 | 92 replies

I’m 19, I have 5k saved, credit built for nearly a year and I’m eager to get into the real estate business but I don’t know where to exactly start. I know people say to just jump in otherwise all the knowledge I’ve le...

Heidi B. Are we reliving 2006 in 2016?!
26 September 2016 | 104 replies

When we purchased our 3 unit bldg together (newly married) in 2006, there not yet any red flags of the pending housing crash that reared its ugly head that very same fall.  Some say 2008 but this part is not impt to t...

Joe Fairless Here’s What Is Possible in 9 Years as a Real Estate Investor
15 February 2022 | 87 replies

“To whom it may concern” is how my letter started out.It was 9 years ago and I had finally, after 10 long months of looking for my first investment property, found a deal. It was a 4 bed, 2 bath house in Duncanville, ...