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Jaden Adams Dropping out of college
17 December 2019 | 210 replies

I’m a 19 year old freshman in college studying architecture but I’m realizing I’m more interested in the business of buildings and not building them. There’s a real estate program here, but I’d be going 100+ thousand ...

Marie Withelidua I own a home in a declining area...
9 May 2018 | 31 replies

My apologies in advance for being verbose, but the details are necessary. I've been living in my home for 7+ years and I've seen the neighborhood change with some property owners renting out their homes instead of sel...

Francois D. Equity build up rather than Cash Flow, why not?
11 August 2015 | 53 replies

Most investors favor CF rather than equity build up.

The advice is get a mortgage as long as you can (30+years) so you can have a few more hundred dollars in CF.

This neglects the fact that you pay more...

Marc Winter Stay on top of this housing discrimination pitfall
24 May 2019 | 50 replies

Hi All:Just came across this article and thought it might help landlords and managers keep on top of a growing trend:
How To Avoid A Fair Housing Claim Over Source Of Income Discrimination source of income discrimina...

James Park What does the top ten % of the top 1% net worth look like?
5 May 2017 | 46 replies

%                 Networth                      Estimated 5% passive income (Annual basis)99.90 %       $30,644,280.00                   $1,532,21499.50 %       $11,898,128.00                   $594,90699.00 %       $...

Paul B. Why are there so many ex-engineers in REI?
3 March 2023 | 52 replies

I've been a landlord since 2008, but only about six months ago did I decide I wanted to get more serious about real estate investing. I'm an engineer by day, which is why every time I hear an investor or a guru say th...

Manmath D. Switching to SDIRA, finding sponsors and getting into MF
28 May 2020 | 32 replies

I wanted to know your thoughts on this. I was thinking of moving close to $200k from an old 401k account into SDIRA. I’m not much familiar with SD custodians. Only one I know is Speciaized trust company. Do they vary...

Christian Bors Collect half rent?
8 October 2015 | 39 replies

So I have a tenant who sent me a text message asking if she could pay $300 dollars now, and another $ 300 on the 16th plus the 25$ late fee.  I inherited the tenant over a year ago and she has been very good.  Hasn't ...

Sam Leon Big box store employees
18 June 2020 | 32 replies

I was wondering, how does the big box stores like The Home Depot or Lowes hire their "tech" people?I mean, if you work at the plumbing aisle and are giving out advice to DIYers aren't they suppose to have some clue on...

Fred Stevenson what to do after you've used up your ten fannie and freddy loans?
16 November 2016 | 60 replies

So for those investors that have accumulated 20 + homes, I'm curious how you continued to get your financing after you used up your ten personal loans.  Did you start using commercial loans to buy your properties afte...