Nathan Hillier
Out of state investing - What's stopping you?
Hey guys, I wanted to start a thread and ask why more investors are not virtually investing out of state? As a Canadian, I've been forced to invest out of country to seek returns that i cannot dream to find here in Ca...
Brie Schmidt
HELOC payoff strategy
Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
Mike Dymski
Idle Cash and the War Chest Strategy
A - Invest $100, add value to $120, market corrects to $100 in year 1, but you achieve an 8% return from cash flow and principal reduction.B - Invest $100, add value to $120, market remains as-is (or it takes longer t...
Richard Warren
Money Merge Account?
Has anyone come across the Money Merge Account (MMA), which is being marketed by United First Financial?
The idea is to use a HELOC to prepay your first mortgage by timing additional payments. It is supposed to be be...
Engelo Rumora
WTF is wrong with this investor?
G'Day everyone,
Nobody talks much about the S#@% that real estate service providers put with.
All we mostly see is the bad reviews from unsatisfied investors talking smack on all of us.
So, I’m glad the thread I st...
Roy C.
The logic behind long term tenants
I don't understand people who are long term tenants, and the logic behinds it bothers me. They are paying monthly rent to other people, which doesn't make sense to me. If they have money to pay rent each month for lon...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: How did you / are you financing your investment properties?
Welcome to. our newest question of the week! We know that the fed is planning to raise rates this week and possibly several more times before the end of the year. This has investors recalibrating and rerunning their d...
Account Closed
Using NPV for real estate investments
I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?
Jesse Flores
No income but plenty of assets and can't qualify for a 198K loan
Hi BiggerPockets,
I am looking to buy a duplex for $198K plus minimal closing costs. Income is $750 per unit or $1,500 per month. I wanted to get a loan with 25 % down payment. I have already put in a bid for the ...
Dennis Cosgrave
How Will California's Proposed Wealth Tax Affect You?
AB 2088 establishes a first-in-the-nation net worth tax, setting a 0.4% tax rate on all net worth above $30 million. If successful, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are likely to follow suit. How will th...