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Sharon Tseung Wanting to Invest Out of State by End of Year
7 September 2018 | 265 replies

Hi!So I've been listening to a lot of podcasts and following the forums. I'm from the Bay Area, California and since prices are crazy here I'd like to invest out of state. I have this goal of acquiring a property befo...

Supada L. First rental turned out to be negative cash flowed.
21 January 2021 | 191 replies

Hello,
Can anyone please give this first-time landlady some advice on this issue?
I bought a turnkey from Roofstock last summer. It is out of state and I have a PM to take care of it. It's supposed to cashflow about...

Melanie Stephens Seeking “Biggest Mistake/Lessons Learned” Stories for BP Magazine
5 August 2020 | 97 replies

Hello BP Investors!
I am looking for stories about your biggest real estate mistake, and what you learned from it, for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine. If selected, your story, name and company will be featured in the ...

Account Closed The $30k rental club.......
28 August 2019 | 316 replies

Im sure many of us have read all the warnings and reviews of buying low price properties, and the problems typically associated with them, but all that considered, it is what first attracts a lot of people , indeed th...

Julie Hill Are there any math impaired RE investors here? :)
19 January 2021 | 97 replies

First of all, I consider myself very smart.  I run a very successful company, have always excelled in everything I do (including school), and have even been pretty successful with RE investing & flipping so far (w...

Scott Houin Property Manager Not raising rents as requested
5 March 2019 | 96 replies

About 6 months ago I reached out to my property manager in writing and ask them to raise rents on all my properties by $25.  I reminded them to do this about a month before each lease renewed.   When I got my lease re...

Laith Ali can you come up with $400 in an emergency
24 January 2018 | 152 replies

Hi,I was reading an article a few days ago that said 40% of Americans can't come up with $400 if they had an emergency. I couldn't believe almost half the country is that broke. The median household income is 60k, so ...

Arianne L. 27 y/o Female – 50k debt to $1M+ net worth (24 units,50 deals/yr)
25 July 2021 | 305 replies

Hey BP! Wanted to share a quick story and our progression for anyone who might find it useful. None of this is intended to brag, as there are many more amazing people than us out there. It’s just here as an example o...

Carmelo Lopez When's this bubble going to pop?
27 September 2018 | 135 replies

Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.

In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...

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...