The book Rich Dad Poor Dad is frequently sited by people as being a great book for real estate investors and I have no idea why.  I read the book and I found it to be poorly written, incredibly repetitive, lacking any...

Hi! I'm James.  This is my first post on BP!! I'm in grad school In Seattle and working full time to pay my way through.  I'm brand new to real estate investing. Just finished Rich Dad Poor Dad and totally changed m...

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My name is Derrick and I am new member of Bigger Pockets as well as a new investor. I know a little after serving as a mortgage broker for 20+ years, but I have never actually invested. I have spent ...

Hey BP Gang! This is my first official post. I guess I should have introduced myself in the newbie forum but I've been so eagerly busy consuming and soaking all the knowledge this incredible network has to offer! I wa...

Hi BP,          I'm John from Riverside, CA. I'm looking to get started in buy and hold investing with SFRs. I've been reading books, browsing the forums, and listening to the podcasts. There's still so much I don't k...

First of many posts on the Bigger Pockets Forum! And an odd one at that to kick things off. I live in Nashville but am hunting for my first cash deal in my hometown of Dayton Ohio (have a few family members already). ...

Hey everyone, My name is Nick and I'm as green as they get when it comes to real estate investing. I'm 31 years old, working and living in New Jersey (Union City to be exact, on the border of Union City, Hoboken, and ...

Good Morning BP,Just finished my 1st module of Rookie Bootcamp, and thought I'd post here to introduce myself to the broader BP community. I, like a lot of people here, have been interested in REI for many years, but ...

I'm hoping somebody has had a similar situation and can throw out some ideas for me.

I'm looking to buy a rental property (3 units) with conventional financing. The building needs about 25K in exterior work. I woul...

Hello there :)First of all, as a new member, I wanted to say big and cheery "Hi" to everybody here and great "Thanks" to the BP team for their amazing work! My name is Marcin and I'm a 37 years old Pole living current...