Reminds me of my gentleman Jaguar salesman friend who, after a down payment on a vehicle, he apologized to the 'client' that the payments rounded to $980/month.

I actually just received a HELOC loan and paid off all high interest debt and a vehicle.  

I am holding cash in short-term debt vehicles until the market unwinds and Cap rates decompress.   

Hello,just reading up on private REITs and wondering if I can get some insight from BP members, what do you think of REITs, are they a safer vehicle to invest in RE and a better source of passive income?

@Trey ReadPartnerships could be a great vehicle to escalate your progress, but they also could be an obstacle if you partner with the wrong person.

I read the 101 and the thread where it was chopped to pieces, especially enjoyed the active real estate investor and how he used the vehicle...not the insurance ;), its sinking in.Your statement made in that thread is the golden nugget;——start quote——“A properly designed policy for leverage like this should have about 85% cash value to premium in a 5-pay or 7-pay design.

They moved in, paid on time and didn't give us any issuesThen we get a call that the dryer stopped working - they overloaded it and claimed it wasn't their fault - we paid for itThen we asked them to change their air filters - They gave us an issue with it even though it was in our leaseThen the washing machine motor failed - they loaded too many clothes - they didn't pay for it and we continued to keep themWe then decided to visit their apartment because we got a bit suspicious and wanted to make sure things were not being damaged.

And 4 total units on the property as well as some pole barns (one with a vehicle lift) that can be rented out as well.

Hi,Newbie investor looking to form some type of exit strategy after using a Self directed IRA as an investment vehicle for my first couple properties.

---Have a system for how you deal with receipts, categorizing everything, reconciling each month4) Don’t miss out on these 5 common deductions I see investors and business owners not tracking:---Mileage & Vehicle---Meals---Internet & Cell Phone bill---Insurance---Home Office5) If you can’t prove it, you can’t claim it.