Andy Murray
Best account for down payment saving
I am relatively new to real estate and am in the process of trying to save for a down payment. Right now I am stashing money away in a savings account earning 2% (not a lot, but better than most savings accounts). I a...
Alan Hall
First timer, looking at Memphis
Good afternoon all,So I have been lurking around and listening to the pod casts for several months now so I figured I would say hi. I live in Fort Myers FL, but am looking at Memphis to start purchasing rental propert...
YiBing T.
HELOC to pay for mortgage
Hello, I have been interested in the concept of using HELOC to pay off mortgage and other ACH PAYMENTS. I would like to check in with Maryland real estate investors to see if anyone had success with local banks in the...
Logan J Davis
Possible Deal Killers?
Hi everyone, so a Realtor i work with sent me an off market short sale deal. He said he would represent me on the buyer side of the deal, gave me the info about the house and i'm going to walk the house with him next ...
David Slovak
New member from South Texas
Hi, my name is David Trevino and I am currently living in McAllen Tx. I am an educator and love to learn as much as I enjoy teaching. I have been reading as many Robert Kiyosaki books as I have been able to make tim...
Karen Higgins
Self showings of properties w/o management present... Thoughts?
As we are looking at ways to improve our efficiencies and decrease vacancies, the topic of self scheduled showings is on the table. What are your thoughts? Do you think the "risk" is worth it? Does anyone have recom...
Drew Slew
Student loan payouff with Home Equity Loan etc.
There has been a few threads on this topics, just wanted to gauge anyone's suggestions who had similar situation, or is an investor understanding HELOC/home equity. - i have a 30k student loan at 6.25% interest, month...
Joseph Conrey
My Rich Dad Poor Dad book notes. Enjoy!!
Rich Dad Poor Dad Notes: Instead of "I can't afford this" ask "how can I afford this?". Proper physical exercise increases your chances for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chances ...
Michael Henry
Tenant moved out, New cousins moved in!
I'm managing a property in Milwaukee, WI and I found out three days ago that the tenant moved out, of course, without paying the rent. When I pull up the house I see someone washing a car and the backyard. I get out ...
Jon Schwartz
Reasoning behind reversion cap rates?
Hi all,Does anybody have a reason why we use a higher reversion cap rate in our analyses besides for the sake of being conservative?I've heard that one should add 10 basis points per year to the purchase cap rate to d...