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Levi Crabtree Invest Cash Flow or Put Towards Principle
7 May 2019 | 9 replies

I have two rental properties. Both are getting just over 12% cash on cash return. Should I put the cash flow towards the principle of the loans to help pay off sooner (have 30 years on both), or should I reinvest the ...

James E. Building your own home - what did you get right / miss
20 August 2019 | 2 replies

Hi BP!
My wife and I are making a move out to the burbs and buying a small SFR that will need a reasonably extensive rehab. 
Rather than going through the entire rehab thought process with everyone, I wanted to ask:...

William Reynolds Life Insurance as an Investment (video)
6 June 2016 | 1 reply

Real Estate Investors usually like this conversation (it helps with flipping)...Let's say you have a Capital account with $250,000 in it and a 25% rate of return on past deals. There are advantages for collateralizing...

Evan Staats Investing in the Northern Virginia Market
7 October 2024 | 2 replies

For those that think purchasing in the Northern Virginia Market is out of their scope here's the background on my wife and I's latest investment. Transparency, I thought I would never be able to afford Alexandria eith...

Michael Noto Painting Over Wallpaper and a Flip
28 January 2014 | 27 replies

Has anyone ever painted over wallpaper with success? The only reason I ask is painters in my neck of the woods charge between double and triple extra to remove it, compound, and then paint.

This is a house in a midd...

Ed Engstrom What to do...when my credit is low 500s
26 March 2019 | 11 replies

I am working on raising my credit. It is 540. I am a truck driver and will be debt free at the end of the year.In the mean time I am close to having $5,000 put aside that I would like to have working for me.Can I get ...

Joseph Walsh How to value in market with huge price swings
20 July 2018 | 2 replies

Hi all, I am looking to refinance a possibly under-water property.  I say possibly because the particular neighborhood has some pretty wild price swings on seemingly comparable houses (I mean swings of 100% ore more!)...

Alfredo Franco Top ten real estate investing books for beginners?!
5 March 2020 | 11 replies

Trying to read everything and anything I can to gain the knowledge needed. Any help in where to look in books? So far real estate related I own “how to invest in real estate by Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner.

Bill S. Asbestos in property to be demolished
17 March 2015 | 4 replies

I have a property that I am selling that will be scraped for the land. The buyer has tested and found that it has a small percentage of asbestos in some of the texture. They did about 30 tests in the 1,100 sq ft prope...

Alexander Monnin Why Your 401k match isn't what you think *math inside*
13 June 2017 | 2 replies

Why Your 401k Match Is Not What You ThinkI am going to do a mathematical example to show you the real return of your 401k contribution.Let's assume I make $60,000 per year (a modest starting salary for my major). My ...