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Marcus Auerbach Why getting into real estate primarily for cash flow is wrong - and even dangerous
14 February 2025 | 161 replies
You don't need to buy a car dealership, it can be a side hustle or an online business.If you try to get more rent than fair market, you will rent to desperate tenants, who got rejected everywhere else.
Tiffany Palaskas Sell or keep income producing duplex
1 February 2025 | 51 replies
Unless you are doing a 1031 exchange or desperately need the cash I would hold.
AJ Wong Ten Real Estate and Economic impacts of the LA Wildfires
16 January 2025 | 4 replies
There's growing housing desperation to both purchase and sell in markets with pre-existing supply and price constraints. 
Donald DiBuono Mobile Home Park Development
12 January 2025 | 12 replies
Even in towns where they desperately need affordable house if, they can’t get over the stigma of MHPs.The other issue you’ll run into is highest and best use.
Rene Hosman Have you ever offered rent concessions to entice potential renters?
17 January 2025 | 19 replies
Go wtih what works - but intelligently.We offer a free month of rent, but to avoid desperate people, we credit 50% towards their 2nd month (to make sure they can afford 1st month rent + SD) and then credit the other 50% the 5th month.
Ajit Singh New Member - Serious Investor - ISO of a Mentor
6 January 2025 | 5 replies
The majority is RE agents & associates desperate for business, predatory and awful.
Alex Hall Subto FHA problem
20 January 2025 | 57 replies
If you’re referring to the “newbies” with $10k to their name that watch a video by Pace and get excited and pay for joining, go out with their last $5k and do a sub to with a “desperate” homeowner without revealing all the possible consequences (because they are unaware of the consequences through lack of experience and lack of knowledge and or choose not to inform the seller) then I agree, it’s probably going to turn out badly for all concerned.If on the other hand you’re referring to a seasoned investor with excellent credit, significant cash reserves, who wants to add a property to their portfolio without going through loan qualifying, and can pay enough to give the seller “walking away” money because of the low existing interest rates and or, and is dealing with a informed seller, then I find nothing wrong or negative about the transaction.  
Kenny Smith 2024 by the Numbers....
5 January 2025 | 1 reply
We desperately need new homes being built.If SFRs are being built, they're slim 3-story units often under 1,800sqft and priced around $600k+.
Chris Stratton 1031 Exchange - DST?
16 February 2025 | 71 replies
All these transaction where they actually "make money" out of our desperation to "delay tax payment".
Nick Rutkowski Sometimes, its easier to work with problem tenants than strong arm them.
26 January 2025 | 30 replies
@Nick Rutkowski no good deed goes unpunished by desperate people:(We try cash-for-keys (CFK) all the time, but tenants always think they're smarter than us.Most are so ignorant, they expect the funds BEFORE they move out.NEVER!