Tom Jensen
Whole Life Insurance as a Foundation for Real Estate Investing
I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...
Marcus Auerbach
What they don't tell you about cheap rental properties
It all sounds so perfect: you can buy a house for cheap, have someone else fix it up for you and then rent it out for great cash flow. You run the numbers (on a BP calculator, they are really good BTW), you read the f...
Ki Lee
Property Management is ripping me off??
Hey BP, I have a 3 unit property in Logan Square, Chicago. I have a PM management company that takes care of it, and in the past 5 years, didn't pay much attention to the numbers. As I started scrutinizing the numbers...
Scott Trench
What’s Worse? Capital Call? Rescue Preferred Equity? Or Foreclosure
We are seeing more and more syndications and funds getting into trouble. And while years will have to pass before we can really understand the nuances of what leads to losses in each deal, and how to parse out what is...
Dale Osborn
Street Smarts Versus Book Smarts
Too many companies have been very successful after being started by High School drop outs. Others have success by individuals dropping out of college to start their business. Others who have a 4 or 6 year degree end u...
Duncan Taylor
I Agreed To Be A Mentor To Someone From Here Today - Will You?
I updated my score.org profile because of my move and as I was doing it I was called to take a step and a stand. I have complained about the sketchy coaches, gurus and such but haven't done anything about it.
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Tzook Bar Noy
Techies, let's connect!
I'm sure there are many other techies like me here in BPwould be happy to connect and learn more about you:- what do you do in tech- how do mix tech and REI- which part is the side hustle Tech or REI ?About myself:- I...
Martin Neal
My First BRRRR: Success or Failure?? LOTS of Details and Pics
Prepare yourself: this is a long post. I wrote this post for any newbies and for anyone with questions about the BRRRR process. I also wrote this to let you know about me and my process. Born and raised in Chicago Ill...
Bryan Hancock
Inflation - Does It Really Help REI?
I am reading a book on hyperinflation and depression right now. This seems to be a popular target with all of the mess going on so I figured I would try to educate myself some more. The author is a renowned REI auth...
Wendell De Guzman
How Do You Predict The Next Real Estate Crash? Mine is...
Mine is foreclosure filings and REO sales.Let me explain.In 2007, I was working on 20 shortsales and a business partner of mine was working on about 40 shortsale cases. None of the shortsales were accepted. This was u...