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Jose Bernard A lesson from a perceived business failure
7 April 2023 | 4 replies

#Tbt About 12 years ago I quit a 6 figures income sales job, took a loan against my 401k and decided to open a food truck business with 0 experience in the food industry. I was catching up with a good friend this mor...

Perry Ivy How long have you been in business?
30 January 2017 | 2 replies

The sba states that the business failure rate is around 66% for the first year. I'm curious to see how the bigger pockets forum fares. I'm in my fourth year of business.

Heidi Pliam REI Lawyer in Minnesota
27 August 2016 | 2 replies

Since 1997 I've helped clients make better deals, create better relationships with partners, contractors and tenants, and litigated as well as mediated countless conflicts.   What's more, I am a recovering REI guru co...

Glen Blum I'm a real estate agen and I'm making no money.
17 May 2019 | 1 reply

Maybe its my market or more like me. I want to invest but have no money. And as an agent I'm not making any money. I dont want to get a regular job because im scared of being stuck like I have been in the past. I'm fr...

Pati Tanielu Any other way to pay off 401k loan fast
8 September 2017 | 4 replies

I borrowed out of my 401k to start a business but it didn't pan out . Any suggestions? Thanks in advance

Account Closed Here to learn.
8 May 2009 | 4 replies

Just another upper midwestern guy here to learn from experienced investors. Have had one bad and one good bout of entrepreneurship, and will learn all I can to make sure my real estate investing ends up on the good si...

Michael Kowal Funding from the SBDI to Start Or Expand Small Business
5 July 2016 | 5 replies

The Small Business Development Initiative (SBDI) offers a minimum of $100,000 to assist small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs for starting and growing small businesses. According to the United States Small Busin...

Harold Anderson Old investor from Hubbard, OR needing to retire
30 January 2014 | 1 reply

Hi,

My wife and I have bought all of our homes since 1996 with the intention of increasing it's value and, thus, our net worth. We've bought two farms, created two B&Bs, owned and run 7 businesses, one o...

Alissa Thompson Chapter 13 Applicant - What would you do?
28 January 2023 | 1 reply

Hi All! We had a potential tenant ask if we would consider leasing to them even though they are currently going through Chapter 13 Bankruptcy and have 23 months left of their program. As a couple, they make enough mon...

Tim Lucas Will a tenant with a high credit score break the lease and buy?
11 August 2021 | 16 replies

I'm debating between 2 types of tenants. It's a good situation to be in. One has 800 scores, great income, check all the boxes. A few others have scores in the 600s (one due to a COVID business failure). All have high...