Reed’s website -- it’s interesting as a starting point, but it is frankly a bit scary the scant evidence he sometimes provides for some of the harsh conclusions he arrives at [I like evidence not opinion…… e.g. his position on multifamily management, a debate he posts with David Lindahl [sp], allegedly. – Mr.

I've learned so much from you guys.I could really use your advice right now.I have been debating back and forth with myself if I should buy an owner occupied Multi-Family property (I will live in the property with FHA financing).

We are debating on either selling or renting our primary.

Ive been debating selling the house in texas and trying to buy in CA. however I'm having second thoughts about selling now.

To sum it up: the letter of the law is sometimes just that, a script, that's why the experience of practitioners is all what counts in debates such as this.

If she can use her own home's equity and develop a relationship with the bank, she may not even need to have a financing contingency as long as there is another contingency that the bank can follow-up on (e.g. appraisal contingency, termite inspection, etc.).Forgive me for debating you on this, but I am always reminded that my best deals are the ones that I leveraged other people's money as much as possible.

I will say it is far and away a better investment than real estate can ever be and the returns can and never can be debated..

I also enjoy learning from the experiences of others here and enjoy some of the lively debates that come up.Look forward to your comments and experiences along the way.

@Sean GolinWhether it makes sense to pay loans off is a huge debate here.

I don't exactly recall them picking a side in this debate, but I do know they discuss the pros and cons of each approach thoroughly.