Rick Martin
Overwhelmed by trying to reach Financial Freedom? Use Buckets
I think many of us overwhelm ourselves thinking we need to get to 100 doors to become financially free. There are many ways to skin a cat, so take a few different paths to get there. Try putting different sources of i...
Monica McCaskill
Finding a Good Short Term Rental Deal
I am new to real estate investing and I am reading "The Book on Rental Property Investing." I am looking to find an investment property in my area, but the market in my area is very high at the moment. There are a fe...
Alex Molina
Should you invest real estate cashflow in the stock market or savings account?
Hello, I have been receiving cashflow from a property I own. I was wondering if the cashflow should be stored in a high yield savings account (4%) or in the stock market? I haven't really heard much about this topic. ...
Lyndsey Schroder
Interesting Starting Situation
Hi everyone, I am very new to the community. I actually just joined today after listening to an audiobook called Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner. I have only read through about 3 chapters of this book, mea...
Shaun Reilly
Rental Propety Tax Advantages
Owning rental real estate offers many tax advantages. I don't think anyone that has looked into the strategy for more than 15minutes would be surprised by that.
However it does drive me crazy when pe...
Mark S.
Syndications: Idle Cash Prior to Deployment
I'm looking at a self storage syndication fund that has some language in the PPM that capital shall be placed within 90 days. If it isn't the sponsor can either choose to return it to the investor or the preferred re...
Jonathan Small
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) vs Direct Real Estate
I was recently explaining for an investor the difference between investing in Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) vs Direct Real Estate. I see this topic in 2 buckets: rental properties (hands-on) and REITs (hands-o...
Bobby Burris
Should I go for it
So I recently just purchased my first rental property. It's owned free and clear no debt but has taxed my expendable capital. I have an opportunity with an investor willing to invest in my rental business for another ...
Rassan Sampson
Refinancing Rejection Due to Disability Insurance
I'm trying to refinance a property in Detroit with a conventional 30yr and the lender is on the verge of denying my application due to my DTI. For some reason they refused to use my annual salary to calculate my DTI ...
David L.
How do you analyze VRs in a changing industry?
This thread in the context of new fees on VRBO/Homeaway prompted me to think of creating this one.I wonder how investors analyze a vacation rental property. Do you try to find a ROI high enough to cover potential pitf...