![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/42738/small_1621407337-avatar-stawresey.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I did it! I quit! I no longer spend my days working towards someone else's dream! I own my time and my future. I'm excited and terrified. My wife is just terrified. I'm a pretty humble person in real life, and I haven...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1461258/small_1683846072-avatar-michaele302.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have three short term rentals that I rent out on Airbnb. This mountain house was a different project for me. The house had great bones and structural integrity, but just needed a little love. We finished October 14 ...
I was listening to podcast #17 and at point 25:00 minutes, Brandon Turner and Jeff Brown were agreeing that cashflow wasn't the most important thing to focus on when you're young, but building your capital. The bigg...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2207398/small_1651794026-avatar-kimberlyg103.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello!As a first time investor/home-buyer I have been searching for about 5-6 months. I am looking to house hack a duplex pretty much anywhere in Los Angeles and have been pre-approved for $675k. I have seen the marke...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2572523/small_1668097195-avatar-nicholasr331.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello Bigger Pockets family, hope as is well!
Today I listened to a podcast where the guest speaker spoke upon his real estate journey and how he acquired a multi family unit property with little to 0% down in the C...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2881566/small_1701244441-avatar-deanh101.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi guys! I wanted to share what just happened with me these last couple of months, and could desperately use some guidance to get back on track. First and foremost, hello to you all! My name is Dean and i'm a 22 year ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2807846/small_1694579878-avatar-matthewm1346.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Curious if anyone has opinions here. I already own a house in north jersey not far from Morristown, thinking about buying my first multi family long term rental locally or somewhere like Buffalo or Cincinnati… I have ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/244291/small_1621435810-avatar-jktrevecca.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I lost my job this week! My wife, father-in-law, sister, and closest friends tell me this could be an answer to prayer and that I would have never fully pursued my passion for real-estate if this hadn't happened. I've...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/68415/small_1621414104-avatar-meowtalk.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
We bought a North Las Vegas house for $270,000 in 2005 and the plan is to move there 10+ years later to retire.
But like the most of Americans that we just glad we still have job now and have to delay our retirement.
...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1236944/small_1700592431-avatar-dj_vsflorida.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
When running numbers on an investment property, I focus more on equity growth than monthly cash flow.
Here’s why:
If I can acquire a property at a low basis and add significant value, I can:
1) Sell and reinves...