Jack Jiang
Bay Area new investor
Hi all, I am Jack, a super rookie investor based in the Bay area. My partner and I earned fairly ok on W2s, and we have just started buying real estate since 2021 - bought our primary home (3B TH) in Mountain View in ...
Gustavo Mendoza
Rental application & background checks
Hi everybody. I'm just about ready to househack one of my rooms in my 3b 2b SFH. I have a potential lead, but I need some assistance on getting started. I know I need a separate bank account and rental forms. I also n...
Engelo Rumora
Why you should NEVER invest in stocks over real estate...
WOW! Now that is some "C Class" volatility going on in the stock market.General Electric- Will it ever go up?Large Cap Technology seems to be going down the drain.The stock market is down 10% in the past 6 weeks. "No ...
Ali Dawood
Large Student Debt vs REI
So this is my dilemma: I have no money at all right now since I'm a full-time dental student living off of student loans, so at this time I'm in no rush to start investing. I'm just trying to learn everything I can...
Karen Margrave
Sunriver - Bend - La Pine OREGON - Let's plan a meetup!!
Hi everyone!! For those that don't know who I am, I am Karen Margrave. I've been a moderator on BP for several years, having become obsessed with the site in 2010 or so. I was living in Orange County CA and we were b...
Jon Rood
So what's your number?
I have been following the "Is it possible to get rich" thread, and I got to wondering, "What is my number?" I think we all have or should have a number/goal in mind to think we have it "made". I know it is always said...
James Carlson
Hot take: Personal booking websites for your STR are overrated
Headline says it: The recent emphasis on creating direct-booking sites for your STRs and MTRs is overrated. Prove me wrong.Work/money not offset by savingsThe amount of work -- and money -- to build a site and do prop...
Jameson Hooton
Return on Investment Per Hour?
Hello!I'm new, and still working on understanding analyzing deals. One thing I wonder is if any investors here have calculated how much time they spend per deal, or how much time they spend on management and maintain...
J Scott
J Scott - Author of Flipping/Estimating Book - Ask Me Anything!
Hey everyone!First, thank you so much for all the support after my recent Podcast episode and the recent BiggerPockets release of the 2nd Editions of The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs....
David Beard
Post Frame Home Construction
I was curious if anyone out there has had experience with both the construction and/or economics of building new pole barn homes in rural areas that are within commuting distance of a sizable metro area.
I ha...