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Marcus Robert Self Directed IRA or Other regarding 401k
5 December 2024 | 4 replies
2.) looking for advice on how to deploy 600+ thousand dollars into real estate and start receiving the cash flow from it without having to pull the 401(k) out and swallow the tax ramifications.I currently own 13 units and receive healthy cash flow from all of them, but I am looking to increase my cash flow so I can ease into the next phase of my life which includes work of a different kind but not doesn’t having a 9 to 5 job.Thanks in advance!
Robert Carmody Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com -- Are you using one of them, two or all three?
8 December 2024 | 9 replies
Earlier this year, we were also posted on Booking.com, and while the listing did produce several reservations, it came with a huge amount of frustration and more last-minute cancellations that we've experienced (significantly more as a %) than the other 2 booking platforms, Airbnb and VRBO.
David Rodriguez Medium-Term Rental Vs. Long Term Rental for a 2 bed/2 bath single family home.
10 December 2024 | 16 replies
@David Rodriguez  MTR is about location for health travelers and you also have a healthy  population of snowbirds in Phoenix. 
Griffin Malcolm Are Solar Panels Worth It?
5 December 2024 | 34 replies
It's shedding material from impact of sun's rays, that's how elec is produced.
Renee Coss Should I convert my garage into ADU for a Short Term Rental?
11 December 2024 | 14 replies
This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.
Mario Morales Cash on cash return-
6 December 2024 | 4 replies
@Tim Ryan I should have said the unit is uninhabitable and by rehabbing it will produce rental income, so a years rental income/ capital invested = CoC return?
Elisha Johnston Questions about the SA Market
7 December 2024 | 6 replies
I am also of the belief that if a property cannot produce $1500-2000+ in rent per month, you're just going to have a hard time covering capex.
Rafael Ro Safe and stable investment: Do I buy rental properties or keep money in a HYSA?
11 January 2025 | 67 replies
Read it and employ it.The only thing I'd really hammer home is understand and study the market you want to get into-- meaning visit it multiple times, know the streets, get a healthy understanding.
Jamie Parker Whats more important: $100,000 or 10,000 calls?
15 December 2024 | 9 replies
That’s just the truth but all isn’t lost:- Created actionable steps, Created a system that can actually produce the desired outcome.
Cole Farrell Starting with a SFR is a mistake - prove me wrong
5 December 2024 | 6 replies
Start with your primary, rent out any spare bedrooms "house hack"Use that to practice upgrades, kitchen, bathroom, curb appeal... etcNow you have experience as a landlord and flipper, use that to buy a distressed propertyAdd 40% equity to the property through home makeover, refinance into a low cost mortgageNow you are cashflowing a healthy margin on a second property, use that to build equity over time, cashout later and buy your duplex/quad.If it's going to take you 10 years to save up a down payment for a small apartment building, yeah it makes more sense to start growing your portfolio with cheap SFR flips instead.Every market is different, every borrower is different, every property is different, it would be ill-advised to recommend anything without recognizing the individual's nuanced goals and objectives with their next acquisition.