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Toyin Dawodu Why Do Most Investors Fail To Buy A single Property?
27 February 2017 | 122 replies

I was shocked, when I read a statistics about the level of success in the real estate investment industry. According to the information I read, only 5% of would be investors actually buy something. Does that mean, 95%...

Tom R. Private Investor Wants 50% for 0% work Advice
13 February 2017 | 91 replies

OK, here is the situation I'd like some creative financing / deal structure ideas please.I have a deal/property & I approached a private investor friend with:I originally structured the deal to him as a 'debt' onl...

Christopher Lewis Mentor ideals do not align with my own
12 January 2019 | 87 replies

My "mentor" told me to stop chasing FI and to get a secure job. Should I fire him? What should I do?

Anne M. Do you consider real estate a business or an investment?
24 August 2016 | 44 replies

We started looking into investing in US real estate a few weeks ago.We're looking to diversify our investment portfolio. Right now, it's all in the stock market (mostly index funds). Listening to the podcast, reading ...

Ethan M. How to think about cash flow & appreciation
10 February 2022 | 39 replies

I'm hoping to get some perspective from people here on an experience I'm having in current markets. I would like to put some money into a property that can bring in some cash flow, or at least break even, and I want t...

Joshua Milam Use your own Life Insurance Policy to invest in real estate?
17 May 2023 | 33 replies

Has anyone borrowed from their life insurance policy or used it as collateral to invest? I've had a few people that said this is a great strategy and to make sure I have the policy setup correctly. Working on getting ...

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...

David Zheng Accidental $291k cashout refinance... Biggest BRRRR Deal yet!
23 March 2017 | 237 replies

Hi BP!Just wanted to share one of the most exciting things that "accidentally" happened to me. Back in Sept, 2016 I was just 9 months into real estate investing and I was browsing Zillow for fun as I usually do. Manag...

Justin Brickman Hypothetical - 15-Unit Apartment or 5 Single Family Homes (All numbers being equal)
21 January 2024 | 52 replies

One of my client's asked me if I had to choose a portfolio between one 15-unit apartment or five single family homes, which would I choose? If all numbers were equal (purchase price, repairs, cash flow, expenses, etc)...

Joe Splitrock Ultimate BPCON2019 Discussion
15 November 2019 | 50 replies

I am at the airport flying back home from the BPCON2019 conference. Like many of you, I had some great take-ways from the discussion panels, seminars and social hour conversations. I thought I would create a thread fo...