Ben Leybovich
Depreciation is Real - Don't get Caught Like I Did!
Took a call yesterday from a local investor. She is looking to "unload" some units. The problem - she wants above market prices...:)And here's how this happens:She owns a PIG. Translation - a building similar to the o...
James Pearce
What is my best strategy to start STR with $1M cash?
Hello, new to STR and selling my business. I want to invest $1M into real estate. In my mind, I want to buy a near-beach/ beach front condo/house with cash and use it as my cash flow. Since I won't rely on this ca...
David Hines
What has been your experience with wholesalers?
I recently got into a lengthy discussion on another thread about wholesalers and whether they bring any value to the real estate industry or not. I am interested to see what everyone's experience has been with wholesa...
Zach Harsin
Taking Action - What's your excuse?
After hearing that my 90-year-old grandfather, who now relies on a motor scooter most days to get around, just returned from a trip to obtain continuing education in order to his civil engineering license active, I re...
Paul Farley
Thinking about becoming a Realtor/getting into Real Estate
Let me give a brief overview. My name is Paul and I am 27. For the past 2 years I have been working for a marketing company. One of our largest divisions is Real Estate and I am the head of our Real Estate department....
Pete Storseth
$1000 for a coach on finding motivated sellers?
I met a guy online that seems very ethical, so I reached out to him.I scheduled a skype meeting with him even though he's local to work around our schedules. After a generally good conversation, he offered to work wi...
Matthew Konkel
Investing in College Towns
Hey everyone, I was looking into buying a duplex or single family home in a small college town of about 20,000 people and the school size is about 30,000. During the summer 90% of the university students leave, not su...
Shane Benson
Need help, What should I do for the next 9 months?
I am going into my senior year in college, and confused on what to do right now. I own 3 single family homes, one primary house hacked, and 2 rentals. I make about $1,200 a month as an EMT. I have a real estate licens...
Kim Hopkins
Correct Definition of "Return" in Return on Equity (ROE) & Return on Investment (ROI)
Hello! I've put together a portfolio KPI calculator for our properties and am now realizing that I'm unclear on the best definition of "return" to use in calculations for things like Return on Equity (ROE) and Return ...
Chris Jones
Did the SF Bay Area market just turn?
Over the past few weeks I have begun to get the sense that the San Francisco Bay Area market may be turning a corner. I have very little data to back up my feeling, and I am certainly not a market timing expert, so I ...