18 March 2021 | 19 replies
Evictions are costly, time consuming and stressful.

17 March 2021 | 1 reply
Even simple rehabs, like painting are time consuming and can be draining.

17 March 2021 | 9 replies
The fact that you have an income generating property, no "consumer debt" like credit cards or car loans, no student debt (I'm assuming) and you have an income, this should qualify your for conventional financing.
25 March 2021 | 18 replies
We were just action oriented and even if we lost money, we treated these units as a mini pension, so when we pay off in next 20 years, it’ll just pay us a steady flow of income vs. us wasting money on consumer stuff since we are natural spenders.

17 March 2021 | 1 reply
For various reasons, according to Zoning, options for getting my current design approved include: 1- getting a Raze permit2- applying for an exemption with the zoning board3- make it a 3 level building with the three units in the front, and then add an additional structure in the back as the fourth unit to utilize the remaining lot occupancy space on the property 4 - going from a 4 unit design to a 3 unit design, expanding the the third unit height and creating a loft/ mezzanine to add more bd/baThere are cons associated with each option:1 - process is time consuming and costly. 2 - process is time consuming, costly, requires neighbor support, uncertain. 3 - adding the structure onto the back would require having each division re-review/approve the design plans again.

24 March 2021 | 11 replies
Assuming your living situation is covered by family for the foreseeable future, don't waste money on consumables (those Bang energy drinks, as an example) that you know you don't need and will forget you ever had when you turn 21.

12 April 2021 | 24 replies
It crashed after that meteoric rise (fake accounting scandal asserted by a short seller) so I bought back in 5 to 15 range (10 to 1 split adjust) after the crash and had ridden it back up to 46 and added more modestly last month on the panic sell off.Having said that, I invest in China because I like the Chinese play a very long game.

24 March 2021 | 5 replies
Lived in for 3 months.Rented for 5 years.Sold at modest ($16,000) profit.

25 March 2021 | 2 replies
After the first 6 months expire, housing providers are then limited to only increasing rent by 3% over the previous year’s consumer price index, for a subsequent six months, based on the rental rate as it was on March 1, 2020. .