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7 July 2017 | 25 replies
Glad to see a rational explanation.
16 December 2016 | 24 replies
As a rational and logical person, that's very difficult for me to simply dismiss as bad luck.
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10 February 2023 | 47 replies
You can't rationalize a bad buy into a good one, and then wonder why the numbers don't work.
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1 June 2022 | 11 replies
Love the neighborhood and you can find decent apartments to rent for rational prices but the house prices are really high.
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6 July 2022 | 9 replies
There is little rationalizing with the neighbors, nor often the city with extreme budget problems themselves for that matter.
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11 May 2021 | 30 replies
I'd really like to read the rational.
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7 April 2016 | 2 replies
You have to make option #2 look better by rationalizing using future events you have no control over.
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14 May 2019 | 167 replies
Rational behind it is that even if you are just making $50 a month cash flow you are also building equity as your tenants pay down your debt.
28 August 2019 | 316 replies
(It may look good on paper but not in real life) If you expect to cashflow on a $30K property and are only at 2% rent vs purchase price ration - watch out.
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10 April 2019 | 113 replies
Rational thought should be used.