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Blake Ramsey Considering not fully completing college to pursue Real Estate
7 December 2022 | 61 replies

Hey everyone, my name is Blake and I'm a mechanical engineering major at a community college in Springfield, Mo. I have been diving into real estate for a little over a year and I am now confident it is what I want to...

Will Barnard Validate the 50% rule
11 February 2016 | 141 replies

It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...

David Beard Turnkey sellers - why are expenses ignored?
26 November 2011 | 50 replies

It seems that turnkey sellers are sprouting like mushrooms, not unexpected giving all the distressed inventory being snapped up.

Current practice by the largest turnkey sellers strikes me as questionable. Here are a...

Sarah Lam ABC Capital/Philly Invest Review - Terrible Experience
5 September 2019 | 57 replies

ABC Capital review and the problem with Turnkey companiesI've done a detailed write up of my first turnkey experience in Texas with Texas Turnkey Property (link). I've seen a lot of threads asking for people to share ...

Quang Tran Investing In College
1 September 2017 | 39 replies

Hello all at BP! Currently I am nineteen years old unemployed and attending college for the second year. I do have money saved up but all that is going to rent to keep a roof above my head. I am so eager to invest, bu...

RICARDO RUIZ 2 QUESTIONS
14 January 2008 | 33 replies

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I am curious how many of you guys own your own home? I ask because my focus for the past several years has been paying off the mortgage. Now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel I can feel comfortabl...

John Oh Quitting Job to Pursue Real Estate: Documenting my Journey
8 August 2020 | 104 replies

Hello all, my name is John. I am 24 years old, and I have decided to quit my job (which is managing flips for a fairly big flipper in the area) and pursue real estate full-time in Philadelphia and PA (Montgomery and B...

Rich Weese Why do we invest?
23 May 2013 | 54 replies

In most instances, I would assume it is for two reasons. To generate passive income which will help eliminate the need to work and to help with our retirement.

Normally about this time of year, various magazines come...