Ami Sapir
An American Nightmare
My name is Ami and I have made a pretty big mess of things. Here are some details of my life:- Sales Manager of a sales team in the IT universe earning about $85k/yr- Wife has an office job paying her $60k/yr- We owe...
Wade Kulesa
Is Dave Ramsey correct? Anyone still around after 10 years?
I've been on the Dave Ramsey bandwagon for the last several years. His advice definitely worked to get us out of debt and allow us to save a pile of cash. But as I look to get more into real estate investing, there's ...
J Scott
Diary of a Rental Property
I had a blast writing my Diary of a New Construction Project thread, and the feedback I got from that was great. So, I've decided to try another one...this time tracking and discussing the ongoing saga of a renta...
Wade G.
Overcoming the Idea That Paying Off Mortgages Is A Good Idea
Overcoming the mindset of paying down mortgages is a dilemma for me. Considering the low interest rates I am going to refinance a couple of my SFH rentals and my primary residence. It makes financial sense to me to ...
Redgy Saint-Germain
My realtor refused to show me 2 deals because of his commision !!
What should I do ?My realtor is a great guy but this is the second deal that he refuses to show me ( he rather give me the number to call ) stating "he is not driving 20 miles for 500$ commission"I saw a condo where t...
Brian Burke
Best markets to buy multifamily in 2016: A round-table discussion
At the beginning of each year I take the time to research and reflect on various markets throughout the country so as to provide a road map to my acquisition search for the year. As an active buyer of apartment compl...
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...
Steven McPherson
Who here has started from scratch?
Just a question for other BP members: who all on this board have started their RE business from nothing? That means you had no money and no personal savings to put in to marketing, down payments, etc.Follow-up questi...
Account Closed
Do you see anything potentially wrong with this plan for residential new construction?
I am building a house...https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ta56u5d2esz6h9/house.JP...... that will cost about $73,000 to build, mostly because I'm doing a lot of the labor myself.Based on current market data, I think I can se...
Andrey Y.
How to determine how many investment properties to buy
First of all, I really do appreciate all the helpful guides and discussions on here to help educate a new REI such as myself.We can all invision the statement "It is better to purchase 5 properties at 20% down, and fi...