Jay C.
Are Realtors days numbered?
I saw an interesting interview on CNBC today of Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack whose firm has $34 billion under management. He spoke about the many changes in housing but touched on a real interesting point. He compar...
Joe Kim
My $8000 problem. Do agents really deserve $200+/hr
I have a problem with paying people by percentage rather than pay per hour.For example, nearly every single property manager charges a percentage of the rent 6% to 10% of the monthly rent for property management fees....
Jess White
What is your favorite way to accept rent from tenants?
What payment method do you all prefer when it comes to accepting rent? I’m looking for something easy, organized, and hopefully automated.
Lee Fahy
Investa-Brothel the Odyssey
My wife and I had been interested in purchasing a rental property for about a year with the intent of making this a business. She's a teacher, I'm an engineer and we have little faith in the future of Social Security ...
Paul Altman
Private money lending advice
Hi
I am considering loaning money in a situation where I would be getting 35-40% of the profit and also a preferred interest rate on my money. This would more so be a partner situation so not lending to stri...
Tom Goans
No Debt Is Freedom
No Debt Is Freedom
Consider this:
Your money working for You when you own a residential rental property investment. The tenant goes to work each day to pay you to live at your real estate investment.
However, You a...
Jesse Smith
How did it become "normal" for sellers to pay the buyer's agent?
I'm in the process of selling my primary residence FSBO. We are in a very popular neighborhood, so for now, we won't be going through a listing agent. We are also real estate investors, and we've been on the buy and...
Isaac Pyle
Borrowing money from parents to get started?
Hello BP community-Does anyone have experience borrowing money from their parents to get their foot in the door with real estate? How did it go for you?Let me explain my situation. I am going to be a sophomore in coll...
Chris Dawson
Kansas City Missouri Zip Codes
One of the questions I get asked a lot by investors who want to invest in Kansas City is, "What zip codes are good to invest in?". Any seasoned investor will tell you that this depends on several factors such as: amo...
David Charles Edwards
Selling rental properties and moving into Fixed income for early retirement
I'll be 55 this and our last one graduates high school and will go off to college this year. My wife and I a debt free and own 15 rental properties worth around 1.5 million (net after sale taxes). We also have healt...