Mario Medina
First home purchase. Want income producing property. Need advise.
9 March 2020 | 8 replies
I found the book, 'Duplexes, Triplexes and Quads' by Larry Loftis very helpful showing how the rental income strategy plays out.
Timothy Church
Which loans to keep versus pay off?
15 March 2020 | 8 replies
Beyond that, I would start paying down Commercial 3, as mentioned, then 2 to get those off the books AFAP, then 4 then 1, simply from an interest expense play.
Joe Scrofani
Advice on first deal
8 March 2020 | 7 replies
Rents would have to be closer to $3k to make sense unless you are playing the appreciation game.
Michael Vu
How Many Issues is TOO Much to Make a Deal Not a Deal?
9 March 2020 | 45 replies
This deal doesn't work unless you're looking at a huge appreciation play.
Vincent Plant
Going from 1-2 deals a year, all in full time, no safety net.
9 March 2020 | 4 replies
This is your ability to find the correct Micro-Markets to invest in based on how the numbers with $$$ in front "play nice" in that market using (not spending) your money (see below), and deliver the Goals from the Plan (see below...again).
Tony Kempisty
Rehab costs - tax deductions?
9 March 2020 | 4 replies
To play it safe, everything was capitalized during the rehab period.
Jerry Lundergard
Anybody getting close to the 1% rule in good areas of San Antonio
9 March 2020 | 4 replies
There are pockets where the 1% rule can still be had, but broadening you area is definitely a better play.
Damen Hackman
Thinking about dropping out of college and going into real estate
9 March 2020 | 7 replies
@James Wise I play to just work for a real estate company first, I ideally want to invest but I plan to "test the waters first" and see if I like it.
Isaac Bazek
Recommended great Books!
9 March 2020 | 10 replies
@Isaac Bazek-Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David Greene (RE)-Real Estate Investing Gone Bad by Phil Pustejovsky (RE)-Investing in Real Estate by Gary Eldred (RE)-Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen (FI)-Playing with FIRE by Scott Rieckens (FI)-I Will Teach You to be Rich by Ramit Sethi (FI)-The One Thing by Gary Keller (Inspiration)-Am I Being Too Subtle by Sam Zell (Bio)-Shoe Dog by Phil Knight (Bio)-The Big Short by Michael Lewis (Business)-Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis (Business)
Samuel Merrick
First deal done and looking at an uncertain future...
9 March 2020 | 8 replies
What you will come to realize, as you learn how to put things together...specifically: Market Analysis, How Money Works (the Math part) and a REI Plan, you'll see that REI is very much like writing, reading, and playing music.