Has anybody used a IBC, CFB, or BOY policy to purchase real estate and use the returns to pay back the policy at higher interest rates than the policy charges? If so, what are the pros and cons? What are your thoughts...

The title says it all assuming you can get back 7% on stock gains yearly, going by current trends this seems extremely conservative, companies today seem to be growing much faster than the historical data we usually r...

A little background first.  In 2011-2012 purchased with 20% down loans 10 condos in sunny San Diego.  Averaging about $48,000.00 cash flow.  Life was good.  Then I calculated my return on Equity and noticed San Diego ...

I am a new aspiring real estate investor, who wants to specialize in Buy and Hold and other Rental Property Investing strategies. I have just started my journey, and I've read a good handful of some of the best books ...

[I wrote this rant to a friend of mine some time ago, and it seems that some people here might agree with me...]

Lies They Tell You In Real Estate Seminars

Don't Listen To The Poor People Like many effective lies, ...

So I'm 20 with 1000$ saved and I don't want to go to school because I know that I want to start investing. I'm looking through google trying to find a good duplex but honestly, I don't know what I'm looking for and wh...

I spend a bit of time reading and contributing to different forums...  Real Estate, FIRE/Early Retirement, Sailing, Overlanding - and every time I come here to BP I'm left wondering why the discussions/goals I see on ...

Hello Everyone,
I was at a local real estate investor group meeting last night, and I was told something that I could not believe at first. I was told that amortizations are never good, especially for 30-year mortgag...