I wish I was only 25 years old and had your experience, because this is the part of the RE cycle when a lot of people are going to get very rich.Not many of today's investors experienced 1989, but I did and it was not quite as bad as today's crisis The reason being we didn't have all the sub-prime loans to contend with, but it was still bad.Good luck,donrock

I also read that they using recycled materials, some of which would be from the huge coal industry in China..I hear they open 2 coal plants in a week, so that would explain the sulfur.

- Energy Star appliances- Dimmable lighting / Eco bulbs- Cork / Bamboo flooring- Low-E windows- Energy Star water heater- High-Eff furnace- Convert fireplaces to gas- Convert oil utilities to gas- Add/upgrade Insulation- Set-up recycling bins.. just to name a few.

Acquisition of properties in Los Angeles, while probably good in the long term from a capital appreciation standpoint, would make me nervous right now simply because of where we are in the RE cycle.

I can't tell you how many recycled deals I see on Facebook, Craigslist, and in my email inbox.

@Bewar TahirDepends on your strategy and end goal.. you want to flip and recycle your cash or leave your cash in buy and hold and collect CF monthly..

I figure my best bet will be working with REITs who are recycling their capital into new projects elsewhere.

@Steve Hall I’m hesitating because I don’t know what the worst case scenario for s foundation issue like this would cost and I want to be able to allocate my savings towards health insurance/gearing up for my 2nd investment property, not recycling it back into this one.

To be able to recycle the FHA loan every year you need to BRRRR each of the properties you buy to gain the 20-25% equity.

Are you able to recycle money from your 1st duplex or are you using personal money each time?