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Eric M. This place is chock-a-block with wannabe wholesalers, what is the reality?
29 April 2012 | 159 replies

Maybe some guru has been advertising heavily on late night tv or something but to me it seems like there are A LOT of new people trying to wholesale. They have been told they can make RE riches despite having no mone...

John Burtle Making offers on houses but the real estate agent isn't happy
3 January 2019 | 226 replies

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...

Brian Nordman Is Whole Life Insurance a smart investment to diversify?
6 February 2019 | 165 replies

Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...

Jorge Vazquez Why do I hate rentals!
18 October 2021 | 107 replies

After selling rental properties to investors for 20 years, the common denominator why people hate rentals is because they don't like managing the rentals. I always tell investors to spend their time educating, improvi...

Chris Gawlik sell now, gather cash, be prepared and get ready. market crash.
9 February 2022 | 195 replies

If your thinking of starting to flip fixer uppers, buying your first buy and hold, or your just starting out in RE investment. It would be best to put those plans on hold for at least a few months. Just wait and see w...

Chuck B. How do you "harden" your rentals?
5 December 2021 | 380 replies

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

Jaden Adams Dropping out of college
17 December 2019 | 210 replies

I’m a 19 year old freshman in college studying architecture but I’m realizing I’m more interested in the business of buildings and not building them. There’s a real estate program here, but I’d be going 100+ thousand ...

Thor Sveinbjoernsson You have 6 months to liquidate your assets
26 October 2021 | 380 replies

I’ve been doing a lot of research lately and I wanted to share with you guys what I have found about the correlation between unemployment, delinquencies and housing prices. During the 2008 housing crisis the housing ...

Wes Blackwell How Universal Basic Income Could Change Real Estate Investing
29 January 2020 | 197 replies

The other day I was having a discussion with some associates about the upcoming Presidential Election, and one of them brought up the Democratic Candidate Andrew Young and his Universal Basic Income Plan called "The F...

Alicia Prokos Rules of Thumb for Estimating Road and Utilities Installation Costs?
1 May 2023 | 14 replies

I am considering buying a 50 acre, rolling to hilly parcel with lake views near Knoxville, TN for a proposed subdivision of 1 acre lots.  I need a good short hand method to estimate the cost of building a curb and gut...