
12 April 2012 | 47 replies
Appreciation WILL NOT AND CAN NOT return to pre-bust levels for a VERY long time, the financing isn't there, the supply is too great, there are too many delinquent properties that banks just haven't foreclosed on yet, there are too many that banks haven't put on the market, and, in many markets, prices were so far out of line with incomes, it just can't do it again without Option ARMS, etc.It will be a good 10 years before appreciation in most markets exceeds maybe 3 - 5% annually for more than a year or two (there will be short, sharp blips upward but not sustained, IMHO).

25 January 2017 | 142 replies
I believe that you can make a lot of money working in a business that you are not passionate about, but it is extremely difficult to sustain or scale a business like this.

4 August 2014 | 5 replies
My thought is this path will generate additional passive income streams that can be a springboard for launching my own business down the road.C) Start my own company now and continue to bight the bullet as Realtor until I get the business (e.g. property management, fix and flip, development) off the ground.My long term goals are to build a rental portfolio that provides $5,000/Month in passive income streams as well as build a sustainable development company focused on urban revitalization.

28 November 2017 | 123 replies
There are very few investors on earth that can sustain these growth rates over the course of many years with wealth totals that high.

8 September 2009 | 96 replies
Not a socialist/communist country for any sustainable length of time.

16 August 2009 | 64 replies
Just a simple analysis of sustainable vs. unsustainable.

13 December 2013 | 23 replies
From a business standpoint, I have analyzed that option to the point of REALLY understanding why property managers do what they do, which reinforces my choice to self-manage.Honestly, the only way that I have found to build a sustainable management business would have to include selling the "extras" above and beyond the percentage of rents collected that is commonly how managers are paid.

28 March 2016 | 70 replies
remember no one is saying spend the most money that you canMy path and approach is finding the items for less So I may opt to find a seller of goose neck faucets for 50 dollars more than a builder grade faucet Even through the regular price of the gooseneck may be 300 I find it for 80Or I chose laminate flooring It offers a nice look that I can run throughout the houseSaving extra board for repairs down the lineI don't have to pay for carpet cleaning and so far my floors have stood up I paid 700 to do two apartments and now four years later I only had to replace two boardsIt's about having the commitment and desire to do more for your customer and still maintain sustainability and growth Isn't that what good businesses do?

9 May 2017 | 240 replies
One "Guru" told me something once that really resonated: "The fastest ship to sink is a partner ship!"