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Results (1998)
Chingju Hu Is it weird to buy rental properties instead of primary residence
9 August 2017 | 139 replies

Hi all, I'm a new member here, I've been wanting to own rental properties for a while and finally, I pulled the trigger and now in the process of my first rental!! After I sign the contract, I feel like I'm getting cl...

Alex Varner Contractor requesting 50% Upfront
9 June 2019 | 192 replies

Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...

Ashley Gish Student loans or investment property
24 February 2023 | 172 replies

Together my husband and I have almost $200k in student loans with a significant portion of them being at 6% interest. 53k of that is at 6.8% and 7.2%. We currently live and work in Oregon and are interested in getting...

Matt Higgins Life isn’t going back to normal anytime soon is Real Estate?
10 April 2020 | 84 replies

Just read an article from the MIT technology review and read up on what we already know. Life is not going back to normal tomorrow, next month, or maybe ever.
https://www.technologyreview.c... 
until we get a lon...

Mia Trasolini Would you buy in a "sketchy" area with positive cashflow?
24 June 2018 | 77 replies

Any and all opinions are much appreciated!! So here's the situation...I'm an aspiring investor looking to make my first deal, focusing on multi unit properties (mostly duplexes). ... I live in San Diego. Prices and co...

Julie Kern Left my W-2 job for Full-Time Real Estate 18 months ago today...
1 February 2020 | 235 replies

Hey B-Peeps! Wanted to do a quick update after leaving my W-2 job 18 months ago today, with some reflections on what those 18 months have looked like and where I'm headed from here.Quick background: I got started in R...

Natasha Keck Deflation, Stagflation, Inflation, Hyperinflation and Uncertainty
1 November 2016 | 77 replies

I've read a lot about having a three legged stool approach as a way to preserve and grow wealth involving a hedge fordeflation (depression, falling prices)inflation (status quo, slowly rising prices)uncertaintyIt woul...

Matt Raleigh International STR Investing
12 November 2022 | 62 replies

Hi all,We are considering shifting our focus more toward STR, like everybody else :) There are a couple of Caribbean islands that are close to our heart, and that we feel reasonably safe starting out in. Questions as ...

Rob Barry Where did I go wrong? Section 8 Horror Story.
23 August 2020 | 76 replies

So In late 2018 I bought a package of five of those small brick houses you see all over Georgia (less than $70k each) and had the brilliant idea to renovate them and rent them out via section 8. Today I got a $14,000 ...

Cory Iannacone From 2 to 18 Units ($1M+ in Real Estate) In 12 Months Using OPM
18 February 2022 | 207 replies

What’s the easiest way to become a millionaire? Buy $1M in real estate and use other people’s money (“OPM”) to pay it off over the next 20 years.
Prior to November 2017, my real estate portfolio consisted of one dup...