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Results (169)
Mark S. 20 Years to $20K/month Passive Income
17 March 2015 | 63 replies

At 30 years old, I would consider myself a little bit late to the real estate investing party (although, I'm sure others might disagree). In my 20s, I have been fortunate enough to have decent full-time positions in ...

J. Martin Recession & Job Loss Predictor: Leads by 2.5 years!!
9 March 2016 | 28 replies

As I was poking around at the relationships between jobs and potential predictors of job losses, I started looking at a mathematical representation of something less quantitative, that we are all familiar with. This s...

Curt Davis Wholesale Investing
8 November 2012 | 43 replies

I have been seeing many posts come up all over the place from people who think that to get into real estate they will just go ahead and start out in wholesale investing. Now thats all good BUT, everyone makes it out t...

Mary Ann Anyone Rent In an Expensive Area & Buy Cheap Elsewhere?
13 March 2017 | 34 replies

I've been trying for almost a year to buy a 2 fam house in Brooklyn, NY. Something always comes up, or my private money has moved on by the time I find something.  I'm leveraging myself alot here and wondering if ther...

Patrick Thomas Dickinson To Sell or Rent my house San Francisco Bay Area
11 September 2022 | 71 replies

Quick question BP folks, 
My tenants lease is up as of November 1st, 2022 and I am contemplating selling the property: As of right now I could walk away 200kish tax free because I have lived in the property 2 out of ...

Cary F. Housing Bubble Chat
1 September 2016 | 89 replies

I'm curious to hear what people have to say. As an economist/risk professional in the banking space, I feel that I have decent insight into the industry. Those of you warning of a housing bubble...  I just don't see i...

Shawn M. DEBATE: Cash Flow vs Cash on Cash return
23 December 2013 | 49 replies

When evaluating a property what do you look for:

High Cashflow?

Example: $74,000 house rents for $900 month, buy with all cash gives you a 9% Cash on Cash return and a $587/mo cash-flow.

or

...

Dave Meyer Is Real Estate Still the Best Asset Class?
14 May 2024 | 164 replies

Real estate is harder than it's been in more than a decade -- we all know this. High prices + high mortgage rates + low inventory is making this a challenge. So my question is  -- in an era where you can get a 5% CoCR...

Tom Jensen Whole Life Insurance as a Foundation for Real Estate Investing
4 June 2024 | 221 replies

I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...

Dhar Rawal My success story: Turning $250k into tax free $1.25mil
21 July 2021 | 89 replies

I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...