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Isaac Pyle What can a broke college student do now?
3 February 2020 | 60 replies

Hey guys! Just thought I would throw this out there and see if anyone has advice for me, I am VERY fascinated by house-hacking, and have been watching / listening / reading everything I can about it for multiple years...

Serena Tillman Best Housing Market - Out of State Rentals
19 May 2020 | 77 replies

Hi all!My name is Serena Tillman and I’m new to Bigger Pockets. During this pandemic and social distancing, my hope is to truly grasp REI as much as possible to start the process of purchasing my first property at the...

Scott Dongjin Lee I'm a newb! Please critique my plan!
15 November 2020 | 45 replies

Hello everyone! Just joined BP website a couple of days ago, thanks to my friend @Jesse Hodges. Just a short introduction of myself, I am an active duty military member currently serving overseas. I'll be back in the ...

John Carbone Warning for STR Pumpers
14 December 2022 | 50 replies

I’ve mentioned over the past few years to be careful how you pump and promote short term rentals to people in search of real estate. As I said before, when people take loses, they file lawsuits at anyone associated.Di...

Amie D. Bad Start or Bad PM?
3 June 2019 | 29 replies

Hi All,I had posted about a year ago about tenants brought in by a new property manager. It seemed to take them a long time to rent the property and I had a bad feeling about these tenants from the start. This was bec...

Brian Badolato HONEST opinion on 20 y/o Real Estate job 🫣😬
19 August 2022 | 29 replies

Hey everyone I’ll try to make it short. I’m 20 y/o and my ultimate goal was to primarily learn about real estate. I saw this job app on Indeed “Real Estate Acquisitions” I applied and got hired. 1 week in I realized i...

Julie Kern First Deal: SFR or Student Rental?? - Brainstorming
10 June 2016 | 42 replies

We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR.  But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...

Scott Trench Why Would Someone that Is Financially Savvy NOT House-Hack?
9 February 2017 | 56 replies

I'm curious. I have written extensively about how I "House-Hack" and live in one part of a duplex and have tenants rent out the other portion of that. They pay down the mortgage and allow me to live for free.For every...

Mindy Jensen What is your biggest challenge in 2017?
24 January 2017 | 132 replies

Hey there, BiggerPocketeers!As we begin 2017, what do you see as your biggest challenges your business faces? If you're a new investor, what challenges are you experiencing in getting your first (or next) deal?

Levi Gale Who does not use the 50% rule?
12 April 2012 | 47 replies

Hello,
Who here does not follow the 50% rule when analyzing/purchasing a property for long term hold? There are a few reasons I can see someone not using it i.e. they are relying on appreciation (not my cup of tea), ...