Hi All,

I read somewhere a good rule of thumb is a 30% equity purchase price. I guess the idea is that after closing costs and other potential fees there would still be enough left over to be a good deal. (I guess th...

This is the most basic budget question.  My wife and I use Mint.com to track our finances and we just finished sitting down and looking at our spending for the year.  This gives a really good place to start for a budg...

hi all, I have 2 small multi family (4 units) and I am getting killed on expenses each month. They are averaging $3500 each month and that's before the bills are paid. Most of the tenants are section 8 and call for re...

What are the benefits of lease options versus other exit strategies?

Hi, I am a first time homebuyer and would like to buy a primary home for myself. However, I am stock-rich, cash-poor. So I've been looking for ways to get around capital gains tax from my stock portfolio. I did a quic...

I am in a bit of a pickle; I am deciding how to achieve my goal of owning buy and hold real estate. My current job doesn't bring in a lot of money and I am trying to figure out if I should just go to college and get a...

Hey all! I have been a lurker for quite some time have personal question.
My question is simple - what motivates you? Why do you do the investing thing, and how do you push through the really cruddy seasons of it?
I...

Hey guys! I dove into the real estate world, of course post Epiphany after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, at the beginning of 2020 after my third (and last) babe was born wanting to secure our kids’ future financially. I...

I am going to be completely transparent with my wife's and I finances in hope to get some good suggestions of the direction to go to lead us to our goals. We currently owe approximately 140k on our personal residence ...