Gerald Barron
To lower rent or not?
As you can tell from the title I'm trying to decide whether I should lower my rent or not. Here's my situation.
I have a class A property that I currently rent for 2800/mo. It is kind of niche for the area as I rent ...
Elizabeth Susan Ademi
$300,000 in student loan debt
Hello from Connecticut!I have a hate-love relationship with Connecticut. I hate the state because it's WICKED expensive to live in. I love this state because it offers over 300+ bird species that migrate through! Yes,...
Steven Westlake
Rehab tip of the day
Let’s start a list of issues with the property it self and how we fixed them:1. Painted over wall paper - used a belt sander with 60 grit, then a skim coat mud, then normal paint prep.2. Not enough matching doors - re...
Roger S.
People that make you shake your head
How many people do you know that just make you shake your head at their financial predicament? I mean, hey, I came late in life to financial sanity and the decision to invest and retire early, and made lots of stupi...
Conway Churaman
With what you know now and forced to start over, what would you do with $30,000?
Yes, I've been mostly lurking these past few months as I try to deal with situations preventing me from focusing on REI without distraction. In the meantime, I need ideas to chew on until then. So this question is ...
James Park
What does the top ten % of the top 1% net worth look like?
% Networth Estimated 5% passive income (Annual basis)99.90 % $30,644,280.00 $1,532,21499.50 % $11,898,128.00 $594,90699.00 % $...
Shaun C.
My First Flip. 8 months and Counting and Hopefully $150k Profit
This is the After:This is when we bought it:This is going to be an in depth write up of the work we completed on my first flip, located in a wealthy suburb of Detroit that will hopefully net us around $150k (eat that ...
Stephen Masek
Debt, The biggest drug
The Orange County Register ran this article by me on 11/6/2011, and I though you-all might like it.
Debt is the worst drug in America, because it directly harms the most people.
The debt pushers have en...
Patricia Luna
Would you buy a rental property with negative cash flow?
Would you buy a property with negative cash flow?My husband and I want to invest in a townhouse that we plan on selling once the mortgage is paid in full. We could have the mortgage for 30 years, but we are choosing o...
John Jack R.
Do Little and Try and Make Money or Add Real Value and More Risk?
So about four months ago, my business partner has an inside track with this HUGE DEAL! It was a Spanish client of his, whose husband passed away, after a legal battle with her late spouse's family, she won the right t...