Chinyere Okoli
New Investor from Baltimore! :)
Hi, I'm Chi! I'm originally from Baltimore, MD but am currently living in Japan. I'm really excited to get started with investing in real estate and have been reading lots of books about the subject. I'm still in the...
Joseph M.
Goldman Sachs getting into the fix and flip loan game
Thought this was pretty interesting. Goldman Sachs is buying a hard money lender called Genesis Capital. It seems hard money has mostly been a number of smaller independent 'mom and pop' lenders but now it seems the b...
Jung-woong Han
Can I get a advice about a path to financial independence.
Hi, my name is Han and I am totally new to real estate. English is my second language, so please bare with me even if my English is so broken.I am 39 years old and have two kids, I am working as a hibachi chef - you k...
Josh Smith
New Member from Buffalo, NY
Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. I own 2 restaurants in Buffalo, NY and am new to the real estate business. My wife, and Executive Chef at our restaurants, lived in Japan for 13 years together before movi...
John Jabson
Debt to GDP...
I know some of you don't like political discussions but they directly apply to money, so it's relevant.
I don't care about whether or not you believe in "stimulation" economics or whatever. I don't care if you want ...
Logan Zanki
How would devalue of the US dollar effect realestate?
It looks like were in the beginning stages of the rest of the world pulling away from using the US dollar. What effects do you think it will have on real estate currently owned and realestate you purchase in the fu...
Toby Munk
When/where/how will we bottom out?
OK, really like to see what people have to say on this one.
1) First tell me your area and how much it is down so far from the peak.
2) What do you see the total % loss from the top until we hit the floor?
3) What t...
James Hiddle
I'm Surprised That No One Has Started A Topic About The Tragedy In Japan
Such a sad tragedy on what happened over there. I hope they get through this and recover. I understand that Haiti is still recovering from their disaster last year so it's going to be a long road to recovery and I wil...
Blair Murphy
Inheritance question
Hi,Question...I bought my 4-plex in California 3 years ago and at the time I was (and still am) married. My wife is Japanese (non-US citizen), we have a kid with dual citizenship and we live and work in Japan. When we...
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new member from Jacksonville, Fl.
Hi everyone,
I've been lurking the board for a few days and never really thought about real estate until the past few weeks while searching for a home for my family and I.
I happened across a house that looked aban...