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30 June 2024 | 7 replies
They don't understand the math behind any type of financial formula, so they have no idea how to make adjustments to it that allow the deal to work in their favor.I think a big part of this is the generation we live in/with, that is looking for instant gratification.
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29 June 2024 | 2 replies
Because interest rates are higher than before you're expectations on the strategy might have to get adjusted and be more creative in the acquisition.
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29 June 2024 | 12 replies
The insurance world was not ready for Turo, Airbnb, etc and is still adjusting.
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27 June 2024 | 0 replies
I’m purchasing an investment property in the Atlanta, Georgia area. The original owner has a ton of exemptions so she only pays $400/ year on property taxes. Without the exemptions the bill is $4,000+. Tax bills have ...
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1 July 2024 | 23 replies
I move cash from my checking account, that I don't need each month (your 130 dollars a week) into my taxable brokerage account, which is my "cookie jar", and then I buy a wisdom tree ETF ticker USFR which holds eight week US Treasury bills and currently pays 5.4%. and it re-adjusts much faster to interest rates than savings accounts or even money market accounts do.
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29 June 2024 | 3 replies
You can end up locking up access to equity and cause your buying power to become frozen due to DTI or an adjustable rate.
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30 June 2024 | 54 replies
@V.G JasonI think you're saying that for people who bought maybe at the tip top of what they could afford, if they take on more debt and/or variable rate debt adjusts and/or they lose a job and/or they get divorced, they'll be under a lot of financial strain / potentially unable to afford their mortgage.
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28 June 2024 | 2 replies
Mentioned % rates for mortgages may not come despite any fed adjustments.
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29 June 2024 | 9 replies
The only question is can capital be invested at a “risk adjusted” return greater than the amount paid in interest?
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2 July 2024 | 73 replies
As you gain reviews, you can then adjust to market value.