
23 January 2014 | 3 replies
Therefore, I would be adding to the portfolio equity in the long term while still increasing my cash flow.My only concern was using up the equity.

26 February 2014 | 36 replies
Matt R.My usual buy and hold's were at about 7 years, this took depreciation into consideration as the benefits begin to fall off, appreciation market increases made the opportune time to sell.

22 January 2014 | 8 replies
It's playing the lotto or musical chairs where if you do not have the chair to sit on you lose everything.The more middle income areas where returns increase you have to work harder to get tenants to pay the rent.

23 January 2014 | 4 replies
I have outlined a couple belowThe more I get into this the more numbers I have to dig up and project going forward.Background Information· Purchased 2003: 250,000 (no down payment)· Refi 2006 timeframe (money out for improvements)· Refi 2009 (to avoid drastic increase in payment and rolled in prepayment penalties) I signed the papers so I have to live with itUnless it is absolutely necessary I would rather not discuss the above mistakes in great detail.

23 January 2014 | 4 replies
Hi CarolinaI am from a smaller town, and I am just looking to increase my volume of potential deals by including some other nearby areas.

30 January 2014 | 25 replies
Since property tax increases are limited to the lower of inflation or 5% it's possible for the taxes for a long-time owner to be well below what a new buyer would pay since the taxes "uncap" upon sale.

25 January 2014 | 17 replies
So in this instance you buy off what the market is going to turn into right after you buy the asset and not actuals.You can have actual bills for utilities but the seller might have gotten a special deduction you will not or a special assessment or large increase is coming.

25 January 2014 | 9 replies
Even here in my state where we get them out fast some counties such as Fulton has limited Marshall staff to serve the evictions which increases another 4 to 6 weeks on getting them out in that county.

27 January 2014 | 20 replies
@Stephen Doyon:Hi Steven, I would agree with your perspective regarding the population, units available and subsequent deal availability.The original discussion was more about the number of BP members from this area vs other areas.

8 July 2022 | 97 replies
It has been a while since I read it but here are my takeaways:Invest in assets rather than liabilities:- an asset being anything that can create income/increase in value (ie. a business, a rental property etc.)