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Drew A Roque Pay off student loan right now... or buy first property?
17 January 2019 | 50 replies

Hello Everybody!

My name is Drew Roqué, 22 years old, and I am aspiring to be financially independent! I graduated from a Maritime Academy with a 3rd Mate’s License and I am now working for a shipping company. To mak...

Alvaro Zumaran New Maryland investor looking to start off on right foot
18 June 2017 | 1 reply

I am currently about $40K in debt right now (school debt & credit cards).  I have been told by a financial adviser (fiduciary) that I should at least cut this down to less than $5K before I consider any REI so tha...

Robert Cummins does a retirement loan count in my debt to income ratio
5 June 2016 | 4 replies

Hello my question is will a Civil Service retirement loan be counted in my income to debt retio...it will not be on my credit report and when I retire I will no longer be required to make the monthly payments because ...

Zach Jacob Invest in Real Estate or Pay Off Current Mortgage??
15 May 2018 | 13 replies

Hello Everyone!

I'm relatively new to real estate investing, currently renovating my residence in the Cincinnati (Oakley) area. I had my plan and strategy all worked out - complete a few value add projects on my home...

Gustavo Rodriguez Use savings to pay off debt or buy a multi-family home??
23 May 2019 | 10 replies

Hello everyone,For those that may have more experience than me, this might be an obvious question, but I have been wrestling with it for a while so here it goes. My wife an I have always talked about buying a home, bu...

Joseph Scorese Key Differences Between DSCR & Cap Rate that a Real Estate Investor Should Know
10 September 2024 | 3 replies

As a real estate investor, understanding both the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) and Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate) is crucial because they serve different purposes in evaluating and financing investment propertie...

Aef Coy What are differences between the good and bad debt?
31 May 2010 | 14 replies

What are differences between the good and bad debt?

Ally Alvarez Advice appreciated for financial situation
13 May 2024 | 11 replies

Long story short- I am wondering if I am in a position to get started with real estate investing or if I should take care of debt first. Single income (married with kids) and own primary house with $250k+ in equity. A...

Zach Rubin Extra Payment on first property or waste of time?
22 February 2023 | 20 replies

Hello community,The wife and I just purchased our first property that will be our primary for the first year or two on a FHA loan. We do plan on refinancing it after that time due to the ideal interest rate we are pro...

Bill Coleman HOA financials analysis?
19 March 2014 | 2 replies

I am trying to evaluate the financials of an HOA community and I was wondering if anyone has a rule of thumb for cash reserves or any other items that could be a red flag to investors?

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