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Rich Ramirez 2% rule..is it still real?
5 May 2015 | 118 replies

I'm in Southern CA and realize, based on the Podcasts, that the 2% rule can still be found in the Midwest or perhaps FL. Since the market has picked back up, I'm wondering if it still exists...generally? Or have other...

Larry K. Are buy & hold investors in NYC, SF, LA, etc at a disadvantage?
7 October 2015 | 108 replies

With the rent to price ratios so high are we at a disadvantage? This applies to 1to4 Fam and larger commercial deals, also with very low cap rates.  There must be an upside. Any ideas?

Shannon Shannon How to understand if I can ever be granted permission to work from home while in an HOA that says NO?
28 March 2013 | 93 replies

I am simply beside myself. I am VERY new to SC...and about to put in an offer on a home only to realize the HOA forbids ANY home businesses of ANY kind. My career is in family based home child care (6 or less kids)......

Kyle J. What’s Driving California’s Mass Exodus?
27 February 2021 | 126 replies

Just watched this fascinating and well-done story by CNBC on "What’s Driving California’s Mass Exodus?"
Now, I live and invest in California, so I'm definitely not a California hater.  However, I'm also no California...

Rich Lennon The Government Nationalized My Rental Portfolio
30 May 2020 | 79 replies

I am still at a loss to understand how the government has gotten away with Nationalizing my SFH rental portfolio in the blink of an eye.  When Donald Trump announced that there would be no evictions on any federally b...

Micah Mcarthur I dont understand the Turnkey game
30 September 2017 | 114 replies

I am just starting to explore the turnkey option of investing, and right away, I am having serious doubts, because it doesnt make sense.  It sounds too good ....If a turnkey outfit buys a distressed property at a disc...

David Cohen If I'm cash-flowing why does Bigger Pockets make me feel like I failed?
25 September 2015 | 104 replies

I just joined Bigger Pockets. I'm a buy and hold landlord with 6 properties in a middle class area of Atlanta. All are rented and rents are all $500 above PITI. So, though there's been some repairs, for the most part ...

Lisa Marie Are REIAs a scam?
15 March 2024 | 93 replies

Dear BP,I'm attending my first REIA event today and it seems like a scam. I'm a bit skeptical when they are throwing stories of $$$ left and right. Any thoughts?

Tim S. Investable areas between Seattle and Tacoma?
19 February 2020 | 43 replies

I'm thinking about buying some property in the general area <$200k. I want to avoid the bubble of Seattle proper. I'm a little bit familiar with Tacoma, it's a possibility, but wanted to know if there is an area in...

Marisa R. Foreign Investor - How I turned $500K into $2M
27 November 2020 | 119 replies

Just thought I would provide an account of my journey since I started investing in US property market in 2011 and more recently Detroit. Perhaps this can provide some inspiration/feedback for any wannabe foreign inves...