Alex Silang
Getting called a "slumlord" by friends and family
I bought 2 triplexes in blue collar areas. I am very good landlord, I always fix things on time. I'll do extra stuff - for example last week it came down to repair the fridge or buying a new one. I went with buying a ...
Chris Hill
Faster payoff, yearly lump sum or monthly?
I have a goal to pay off a large loan in 10 years. Let’s say I have 10K available to put towards extra principal every month. Would I end up paying the loan off faster if I did one lump sum payment of 120K per year, o...
Jeff S.
Anyone do a will instead of a trust?
I know a couple of older (70's and 80's) couples who had their wills updated and their attorney switched to trust and charged one $6k and another $10k. That sounds excessive to me.The last older couple I knew had a pr...
Paul Klei
Seeking to take out loan against billboard income
I am negotiating a billboard lease. I want to structure the lease to best facilitate a loan against the lease's income. I'm considering a 75-year lease with annual payments, escalators and perhaps revenue-sharing. Doe...
John L Daly
retirement plan IRA, 401K plans witch is best
what's better whole life insurance , IRA, 401k? for contributing to long term ?
Greg Dickerson
Outer Banks North Carolina
Who has a question about investing, owning and or building on the Outer Banks? I lived there from 1997-2011 and was one of the largest builders in the area. I have built and developed hundreds of homes and done over $...
Account Closed
Seller Fiancing as a retirement strategy
Quite often I hear people talk of seller financing as more of a last ditch resort when disposing of property that one might not be able to sell any other way. I'm sure that many of you have come across these kind of ...
Nathan Gesner
Occupancy rates down in 30 of the 50 top markets. Where are you?
My 19,000th post and this is all I got. ;)https://time.com/6223185/airbn...A lot of people cashed out their equity (gained through pure luck) to purchase a short-term rental in unfamiliar markets that were over-priced...
Maureen Hannan
I want to sell a private mortgage note
Hello All,
I would really welcome advice from anyone experienced in mortgage brokering. I hold the note on a home in Arlington, VA. The amount of the note is $420K, and the home is currently valued at roughly $450K....
Cam Jimmy
Why does it seem so hard for a realtor to submit low ball offers?
So, I haven't been doing this often at all, but with 3 different realtors I've talked to, it seems like they are so annoyed with submitting low ball offers for me. They all say it in an annoyed way "I'll do it... but ...