Clint G.
Why I ignored the 1% rule
I'm getting ready to purchase my second SFH rental in a booming Texas town full of new industry. This property is on the same street as my other SFH. Looking at the numbers, here's why I disregarded the 1% rule when m...
Matthew Thompson
I don't see how this is sustainable
Hello, I just finished "The Book on Rental Property Investing". I enjoyed reading the book, I found it very inspiring and informative and I appreciate how the book shows you real world examples on how you can build yo...
Anna Brown
LA Property with lots of Equity
I purchased my Los Angeles (Compton) 4-bedroom home in 2013 for 240K; according to Redfin, it is now worth 686K. 2 years ago the entire house was completely renovated (Insurance claim) due to a burst pipe that caused ...
Justin Reyes
Would you liquidate your 401k to purchase your first property?
Hello my name is Justin Reyes and I’m 30 years old. I been working for a company for only 3 years and have about $30k vested in my 401k. I want to take it out and buy my first property to possibly hack or 1031 exchang...
Eric DeVito
No family support, only negative comments. What to do?
Hello all! I am sharing my RE ideas with my mother and other close family members and I receive no support. Only comments such as bad tenants, you will go broke and save your money. No one thinks like me or likes to t...
Jack B.
Stocks beat real estate over time?
I've been running the numbers and although real estate has been very attractive to me with leverage (I own 3 properties), running the numbers even with leverage real estate is not as attractive in the long run, becaus...
Alexander Alguire
Your BIGGEST "There's no way I can do this whole REI thing"
As I am in the process of getting educated and either finding a lender who will lend to me, or a partnership/other sort of creative way to buy, I had a total "how the hell am i going to do this moment" last night that...
Jonathan Perez
Just put an offer on duplex with tenants, how should I prepare?
I put in an offer on a duplex. And there are tenants on both sides. One of the tenants are being evicted. The other side is on a year lease....there is a property manager already in place which I may consider keeping....
Account Closed
Where to start? Seems impossible to break in to this
It seems like this is an impossible task with both limited funds and time. I work full time and with a kid in day care, how do you have the time and money to buy, rehab, and rent a multi family building?What’s the b...
Curtis H.
10 Year Plan. Does this make sense to you?
Hello fellow BP members, Does this seem like a good plan for someone who invests part time while having good W2 income and excellent credit? This seems like a very good strategy for building capital over a 10 year per...