Christopher Christian
To MBA, or not to MBA?
Hello!I have been driving myself crazy trying to determine whether or not I should go the MBA route, so I'm hoping to tap into the wisdom of the BP community to help with this huge decision. I'm considering Rutgers B...
Rob K.
What happened to Carlton Sheets?
Remember that guy? He was on TV all the time. He talked about buying houses and making a fortune. He never talked about tenants, repairs, evictions, problems, etc. I wonder what happened to him. I know that Tom Vu wen...
Joshua Dorkin
The Media's Negative Spin on Flipping Houses and Investors
Here's a report from CNN Money on flipping houses that continues the trend of media and government negativity on the housing situation:
House Flipping
Pay special attention to the reporter's remarks about flipping pl...
Katie Douglas
Frustrated with Bigger Pocket Posts
Hello, I'm a newbie and this is my first post on Bigger Pockets although I have lurked here for several years. While I have been able to find invaluable information on this site, I find many of the posts (especially i...
Josh Stack
A "Hall Analysis" of Gastonia as a Market for Buy&Hold Rentals
Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
James Wise
Shark Tank Bashes the Crowdfunding Platform
Did anyone else watch yesterday's episode of Shark Tank?A new Real Estate Crowdfunding company called Tycoon was on. The owner of the company as well as the entire crowdfunding industry was bashed pretty hard by the S...
Matt Horton
401k
Hello Iam trying to figure out away for my mother to use her 401k to invest into my llc to flip houses. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
Bill Gulley
TEA PARTY COMPROMISE?
Just heard some "official" of the Tea Party bunch saying that they were responsible for the cleaning of the house and that the Republicans will need go along with them!
She was saying there would be no compromise to ...
Tyler Erickson
Millennials aren't buying homes - good or bad?
As many of us are aware, millennials are more apt to renting rather than buying real estate. They (we?) are replacing baby boomers at a rapid rate, and are right behind Generation Z... Of course, Generation Z still ha...
John Hickey
Snake oils, gurus, “investment advisers”, experts. BP can do more
I saw a post that the other day where a BP member called out another member and accused him of being...full of shot....good stuff. Because it’s good when you know someone is watching. Is it possible @biggerpocketsmo...