David J.
Thoughts as we approach the top of the market?
Few would deny that the market is cyclical. It goes up for a few years then down for a few and repeat. I want to hear from other investors your thoughts about how to handle this. We are nearing that top (especially in...
Account Closed
I just sold my first rental home and I made 109,000!
I purchased this 2 bed 2 bath 1349 square foot house in Turlock California about three years ago for 72,000, I put 15,000 into it after I completely gutted it so everything is new inside. I rented it out without even ...
Ahmad Nassar
Donating to Black organizations
Everything that has been happening lately has really opened my eyes to the reality of the world we live in. Being a landlord now I feel that it is my responsibility to help build our communities and stop the hate. I’v...
Cole Britting
International House Hacking
Hi everyone,One of my goals in real estate is to not only house hack in the US, but house hack in Europe as well. I am in college right now and am hoping to get a remote job in the future where I can make this possibl...
Alex Kosley
Paying off debt vs. investing in LTR - Thoughts?
I am a 29 year old male, married, with joint income living in Dallas. My wife and I bought our first home in Feb. 2020 for 360k (4bd/2ba), worth roughly 500k now. We were fortunate to save enough to buy a new primary ...
Dallas Jacobsen
Rental owner in Lynnwood WA
Hello,
My name is Dallas Jacobsen. I'm an Engineer, and only became a landlord by the lucky move of not selling when we bought a new primary residence. Out rental is in Lynnwood WA (suburb of Seattle) so the house val...
Dustin Ruhl
Is Indianapolis Becoming the Silicon Valley of the Midwest?
Locations of high concentrations of technology workers are, more often than not, found in coastal cities such as Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston or New York and New Jersey. However, there are some places, ...
Phillip Joo
College Respect?
HI BP, I was at a Financial College meeting with a man I've met twice. Everything was about college, until he asked, "Do you want to go to college?" I answered, saying that I knew it was a terrible investment that Im ...
Joshua Dorkin
What's Important to You in a Political Party
Given what's about to happen in the next few days, I thought it would be interesting to get some feedback from people on their thoughts about political parties. . . .
So, If you could create your own political party,...
Erica Rodriguez
Population decline in Chicago and Illinois
Hello everyone,I'm a newbie real estate investor in the beginning stages of saving money for a down payment on a multifamily buy and hold. I'm currently looking at the area surrounding the Garfield Park Conservatory. ...