26 March 2019 | 4 replies
Might as well put your money in an index fund atleast you won’t run the risk of a tenant destroying the place !

4 March 2019 | 30 replies
REI, index funds, etc.

13 March 2019 | 16 replies
A good chunk of my CORE portfolio is invested using the asset allocation strategy (different types of index funds) managed by a robo advisor.
10 March 2019 | 33 replies
Ok, I'll bite.1000 gross rents-142 monthly HOA-34 property tax-25 insurance-100 maintenance/capex-50 vacancy-0 property management, which you will be doing yourself___________________________________________$650/mo, or 7.8k a year, or 5.5% rreturn on your 140k invested... but you will also be doing all of your own showings and dealing with all of your tenants as a part-time property manager, and you're opening yourself up to the prospect of a special assessment wiping out YEARS of profits, all for a return that is strictly less than what an S&P500 index fund would return to you on average.NB that these numbers are based on an extremely conservative vacancy rate and low low low maintenance figures and an HOA that never increases...Still a bad deal, IMHO, and I would encourage you to consider other options.

5 March 2019 | 2 replies
Any pointers / advice on how to go about conducting my own research ( such as nationwide indexes, unemployment rates, avg income per capita etc.) would be more than appreciated.Thanks!

5 March 2019 | 5 replies
There are too many variables to give a one-size fits all answer.Personally, I would put $1M into commercial syndications (money backed by a hard asset that historically performs well in market turmoil) and diversify the remaining $1M across notes, NNNs, SFHs and some S&P 500 index funds.

5 March 2019 | 9 replies
You do annual rent increases based on the cost of living index at a bare minimum.

8 March 2019 | 57 replies
If you do an NPV, comparing to the stock markets long term returns, you will more than likely find that the stock market outperforms (S&P index funds, etc)...

7 March 2019 | 4 replies
You should be looking up your annual cost of living index and research your areas comparable market rents.

16 March 2019 | 53 replies
My investment style is fairly conservative (multiple buy/hold rentals) balanced with low-cost index ETFs in our 401ks and brokerage account.