John Burtle
Making offers on houses but the real estate agent isn't happy
Do you guys ever make offers on properties and the real estate agent tells you you're being ridiculous with your offer and that he isn't up for telling the home owner your offer because its too low? Here's a quick run...
Annie R.
W2 professionals - passive investor or DIY?
Most of the discussion on this forum seems to cater to the DIYers. I haven’t seen much discussion on routes for passive investors to make similar or comparable CoC, cash flow, and equity as regular active investors. I...
Michael Ealy
What's Your Main Obstacle in Buying an Apartment Building?
My question is: what stops YOU from acquiring an apartment building?Is it...lack of capital?lack of know how?mindset?fear of doing a big deal and then failing?can't find good deals?bad credit?something else?Whatever s...
NIcholas Hamel
“If its on the MLS its already a bad deal”
“If its on the MLS its already a bad deal”Ive heard this a few times already. I dont expect great deals to jump off the page at me but am i really missing out by relying on the MLS to find a good deal?
David Song
3 trillion dollar printed in 2020 so far - effect on house price
Just checked the total US money in circulation M2, increased from 15.5 trillion end of 2019 to about 18.4 trillion, roughly 20% in the first 5 month of 2020. Theoretically and historically, M2 is directly correlated w...
Lee Fahy
Investa-Brothel the Odyssey
My wife and I had been interested in purchasing a rental property for about a year with the intent of making this a business. She's a teacher, I'm an engineer and we have little faith in the future of Social Security ...
Jeffrey Douglas
Whats The Best Book Youve Recently Read???
Think of a book youve read in the last 3 months that you gleaned the most knowledge from. Share with the group the title and author and one reason why it was so great!
Mindy Jensen
I think shower inserts instead of tile are fine, change my mind
I see so many comments that tile showers are better than shower inserts.For ease of installation as well as cleaning and mold/mildew resistance, I like a shower insert better. While I'm taking a shower, I don't look a...
Michael P. Lindekugel
A recession is coming and maybe as early as summer
Previously, the Federal Reserve indicated it would raise the federal funds rate four times this year. On March 16th the Federal Open Market Committee said it expects to raise the federal funds rate six times this year...
Jonathan Yeh
What would YOU do if you have a large sum of money?
I've been thinking what people would do (or rather, what's the best thing to do) when they receive a lump sum of money for whatever reason.
Would you...
1. Pay off your primary residence (90-100%), and invest the re...