I would argue that predicting the value of a property five years from now is impossible, and any value you stick in is a pure guess.

I don't think there is any reason to stick your neck way out there by tapping all the equity in your relatives house.

Thanks Mike, at the time I started this business I was also considering the IT consulting route, but had a lot of cheap HR for Mortgages and had to make a decision - Stick with what I know, or learn to know what I had more resources for.

I have been sticking with it for a year and a half.

The smart thing to do is contribute the maximum matched amount and invest anything above that elsewhere.Out of all of the podcasts that I've listened to (and I've listened to every one of them) number 17 sticks in my mind as the only one that I consider to include really bad advice.

Should I stick to recent articles and skip books altogether when the topic is not regarding fundamentals?

For me, the numbers need to make sense so I'm sticking with my non-competitive offers.Please critique my latest offer and let me know what I can do be more competitive but still make the numbers work.2/1 SFR, 900sqft, 0.25ac lot, listed for $110K.It's a complete gut rehab and actually 200 sqft of it looks like unpermitted work with foundation issues.

I'll stick with mine as is.

We have done several stick built flips, numerous mobile home flips/rentals, and we own a brokerage that specializes in dealing with investors and property management.  

I plan to stick around as much as possible.