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Nnabuenyi Anigbogu 6 Deals in 9 months. Over 2 million dollars.... Whew!!
6 August 2016 | 128 replies

Hi All, It has been a very hectic and busy 9 months for me going from 0 to 60 in real estate. I always get a rush from reading some of the success stories posted on here so i figured i might as well share mine. It has...

Lillian Burke Housing for Poor People
26 March 2020 | 36 replies

Recently, I read "Nomadland" about people who are poor or living on minimal social security and trying to get by. Some of my relatives have problems paying for housing and they don't understand how to navigate the sys...

David Song Why to avoid < 50 k properties
2 July 2018 | 338 replies

If a house sells 50 k and rent for 1000, it meets 2% rule. But actually I think it is not necessarily a good investment.

Assuming SFR, 1500 sf, 3 be 2 ba, in small Midwest town. Move on ready. 30 years old. No renov...

Justin Thiesse Are we in a Bubble??
6 August 2018 | 75 replies

I have been investing in real estate for over 20 years now. I have seen good times and bad. Lately it seems like everybody wants a piece of the pie. ( things are Great)
I keep wondering what will cause this bubble to ...

Mathew Zorn Is Section 8 Housing as bad as people say?
30 March 2023 | 97 replies

I have a rental home in zip code 23513 and wanted to know if it's worth switching the home to section eight? I understand that section eight makes those that qualify pay for a small portion of the rent and section eig...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

JC Wu Roofstock review. NEWBIES BEWARE!!
9 February 2025 | 173 replies

Looks like most of the reviews or case studies on Roofstock are about the closing process. I suppose since the vast majority of investors who’ve purchased properties from Roofstock use the properties as buy-and-hold r...

Giles D. Syndication deals gone sour and the GP is now radio silent! What can I do?
28 June 2024 | 100 replies

Good morning everyone,
I invested in a syndication deal back in late 2021 through Simple Passive Cashflow and Truepoint Capital, with Lane Kawaoka and Kyle Jones respectively as GP's. The deal has produced 1 single d...

Account Closed Why John & Jane Smith Can't Afford To Buy A house - No, it isn't interest rates
27 September 2023 | 85 replies

Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...

Elizabeth O. Selling a rental property owned less than a year
7 August 2014 | 53 replies

Hi! I'm a new member trying to decide whether to sell a rental property and would appreciate any opinions.

The property is a SFR in San Francisco. It has 2/1 upstairs in the main house and 2/1 downstairs as a...