Will Barnard
The Best Retirement Plan
IRA/401k plans as they relate to self direction/self administered has been a hot topic lately and as such, I would like to attempt to get a consensus on experienced investors' perspectives to the following question:
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Michael Baybut
Bank REO purchase strategy
Hi,
This is a bit of a follow up from my previous post. I'm very interested in a REO property that's about to come on the market soon. I tried to buy it as a SS but it ended up at foreclosure. The bank had accepted my...
Mahesh K.
companion dog
I was driving by one of my properties when I noticed my tenant had a pit bull in her unit of the duplex (spring valley CA). The duplex has a no pet policy.
My property manager gave her a 30 day notice to cure...
Russell Caraotta
More than Craiglist or Zillow?
I closed on a duplex in Buffalo, NY last week. The house (both upper and lower) was vacant, in great shape as the owner had done some minor updates to the flats. The numbers look great on paper and the rents I plan to...
Wayne Tam
Top rental markets are also the most dangerous cities?
Just came across this list of most dangerous cities in America: Forbes 10 Most Dangerous US Cities and to my surprise many of the top rental markets spoke of by the other members are on the list! Detroit, St Louis, M...
Jay Hinrichs
Case shiller Number 1 performing market Portland Oregon
well for all you stat's folks Portland tops the list this go around.It is very robust market here.. as we tend to get the over flow from CA. and lag behind CA about 12 to 18 months... One of my new home projects I am ...
Ryan Dossey
Does your Boss know that you are an investor?
For those of you guys that still have day jobs... Does your employer know about your REI. I would like to hear the pros and cons of both sides. I will go first. My employer is fully aware that I am investor and close ...
Eric Noble
How to sell a house despite lower comps
I'm planning to liquidate my rentals and my personal residence - move to AZ. I'm looking for creative options/agent support for my personal residence as it does not align well with the comps of my area. Thanks
Adam Bartomeo
How to Get 0% Funding Using Credit Cards
After emailing a few investors about using credit cards to free up capital I realized that not many people know how to use their credit cards to free up cash without getting hit with huge interest charges. I started r...
Brian Garlington
Is my potential agent taking to long to write an offer?
What's appropriate here? First, I have not signed anything with any agent yet. Second, I flew to a different part of the country to look at properties in the chosen area because the cashflow is much better there than ...