Colin Smith
Cars - Pay Cash or Finance & Invest?
My wife has finally ran her 1999 Volvo into the ground with the transmission going out and it would cost more to fix it than the car is worth at this point in time. Let's be clear that we are looking to buy a 3+ year ...
Sean Robinson
Turnkey Disaster - Need Advice!
I'm looking for some advice on this nightmare of a property I just purchased. I just purchased my 1st investment property and I decided to go with a Turnkey property from Norada Real Estate Investments, because I real...
Emily N.
Can't raise rents, roofs leaking, people not paying rent -YIKES!
Hey BP friends!I'm looking for some advice on a property in our portfolio. It's 150+ units in Oklahoma. Built in the 70s. Flat roofs. C+ property.We purchased this property thinking we could reinvest all of its cash f...
K S.
My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...
Nate R.
Don't be a retail investor!
I'm haunted by Ben L.'s comment "Don't be a retail investor!" in the podcast on rental properties. This is also common advice in real estate investment books. Always buy at a discount, or, as Warren Buffett says, with...
Jeff S.
It is getting tougher to be a small-time landlord
I see the day coming when you can't afford to manage a small portfolio of rental properties.The tough part for me has been getting maintenance done for little stuff. I have had so many handymen over the years, some li...
Jeb Brilliant
What's the problem with Detroit? Why Do Josh and Brandon rag o it so much?
Hi All,I found some $20k already rented properties in Detroit online last night and I'm just curious why everyone hates on Detroit so much. @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner why do you guys beat up on the city? Is it...