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Dave Meyer Is Real Estate Still the Best Asset Class?
14 May 2024 | 164 replies
I don’t think there is a clear answer here because you’d have to compare a specific property to potentially an entire asset class, when I buy the s&p I’m buying 500 stocks, when I buy a bond I’m buying a yield but each property is its own deal, what I will say is I think on average real estate is incredibly overrated asset right now (with the caviot that I do think the U.S. debt situation has some significant tail risk long term, and real estate is probably the best hedge against that) but I think to me it’s very basic in pretty much any market you are looking at even with 20% down significant negative cash flow, with housing so unaffordable it seems unlikely we have a ton of appreciation going forward, I can keep my cash liquid and still get over 5% risk free in a moneu market fund with zero effort or risk, I can invest in 500 great companies who can innovate there way to more profits, vs real estate which for better or worse is more of a fixed asset, I also have this theory that since anyone with extra money sitting around or a 401k just throws it into the market you can end up with higher multiple’s than you’d otherwise think vs housing which is again much more set by affordability than sticking some extra money in the market, all that is to say unless I find a deal that has above average returns I’d rather just collect money from some mix of stock and bonds vs paying money each month for the privilege of owning a property that may or may not go up in value.  
Ekaterina Smirnova Find a property with room to appreciate in value
8 May 2024 | 10 replies
Ybor City is ideal for its dynamic mix of culture and potential commercial opportunities.
Krishna Shah Cash out Refi/Purchase
7 May 2024 | 9 replies
Cash out Refi property located in Northern NJ, and hypothetical purchase mixed use or multi family apartment building located in Brooklyn most likely
Jerell Edmonds Collecting rent from tenants
7 May 2024 | 19 replies
We send reminders a week before, the day it is due, the day after it is due, and several more the week that they are late - its a mix of emails, texts and phone calls.
Jonathan Greene Have you hit your investing goals so far in 2024? Why or why not? Let's talk about it
9 May 2024 | 25 replies
Buy a commercial mixed-use property downtown on Main Street with room to put my business on one side.
Jacob Brenyo STR Management Software Recommendations
7 May 2024 | 9 replies
Yes, I had this post mixed up with another one, which is why I changed my post.
Eric Kahn Gale 2-Flat: Replacing Galvanized Pipe with Copper
8 May 2024 | 33 replies
There was a pilot program last year, very limited and very mixed results.
Robin Evans Self employment or long term investment income
7 May 2024 | 8 replies
The result is that treating it as a business can result in less taxes, even with the SE tax added to the mix.
Neil Stark House Flipping in the Allentown Area
6 May 2024 | 2 replies
Areas like Emmaus and Bethlehem Township offer attractive opportunities for house flipping, with their mix of suburban appeal and potential for growth.
Joseph Scorese A little bit about me
6 May 2024 | 1 reply
He specializes in providing financing solutions for a range of projects, including bridge loans for 1-4 Family Investment Properties, Multi-family, Mixed Use, Ground-up New Construction, Fix & Flip, Fix to Perm, and Bridge to Stabilization.