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Mike K. RE Investing - Not a good option right now
10 July 2024 | 112 replies

After looking at the opportunities available in RE investing and analyzing the risks and rewards I decided that there are better options available to build wealth.  It pains me to say this since I have been an apprais...

Scott V. We're told to skip small deals and start big. What about lending?
16 March 2019 | 53 replies

Hey everyone, first post on BP but been lurking for a bit. I know many people on here have started their REI journey with single family and other small investments. Some "gurus" out there say to skip the small stuff a...

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...

Alicia Marks QOTW: How did you / are you financing your investment properties?
5 December 2022 | 130 replies

Welcome to. our newest question of the week! We know that the fed is planning to raise rates this week and possibly several more times before the end of the year. This has investors recalibrating and rerunning their d...

Annie R. W2 professionals - passive investor or DIY?
3 May 2021 | 99 replies

Most of the discussion on this forum seems to cater to the DIYers. I haven’t seen much discussion on routes for passive investors to make similar or comparable CoC, cash flow, and equity as regular active investors. I...

Matt Higgins Life isn’t going back to normal anytime soon is Real Estate?
10 April 2020 | 84 replies

Just read an article from the MIT technology review and read up on what we already know. Life is not going back to normal tomorrow, next month, or maybe ever.
https://www.technologyreview.c... 
until we get a lon...

Christina Tkacs Can you truly get ahead by buying turn-key homes
7 August 2021 | 89 replies

I want to write the title in quotes because it's not like I had much of a strategy to start with.  I bought a duplex and a turn-key SFH at a normal price for houses in the area.  Both were conventional loans with 25% ...