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Results (303)
John Stark Cash Flow is king, right?
1 January 2009 | 73 replies

Seems like there are two methods which all the books, videos and articles put forth: Cash Flow and Appreciation.

Landlording seems to lend itself to the Cash Flow side of things, with possible returns several years d...

John Carbone The Home Equity "Myth"
1 October 2022 | 26 replies

I hear a lot of talk about how it's different this time, and real estate prices won't be affected too much because everybody has so much "equity" in their homes. What people fail to understand is, why do they have so ...

George Gammon Dave Ramsey Is Misleading The Public
19 August 2019 | 108 replies

I wanted to address this to educate people who have been mislead by the financial services industry...not just Dave Ramsey Step 7 - Build wealth and give. This is where he want's you to "invest in mutual funds," and...

Rick Baggenstoss Is your primary house an investment?
8 June 2017 | 115 replies

In another thread this debate was started. Is your primary dwelling an investment?

One argument for is that you expect your primary dwelling to appreciate, therefore, it is an investment.

However, an a...

Adam Butt Are we in a housing market bubble that is likely to burst?
30 September 2017 | 108 replies

I have been following real estate for several years now and actively engage with real estate investors globally, both professional institutions and general portfolio managers. The common theme amongst those who buy an...

Bryan Hancock Strategic Default or Efficient Breach?
17 February 2012 | 82 replies

I read the following article tonight:

Strategic Default or Efficient Breach?

that speaks about the supposed "moral obligation" to continue making payments on an underwater mortgage. The article generally jives wi...

Phil Mays Property Manager "gotcha"
29 April 2015 | 72 replies

So I signed up with a property manager on my NC property. I'm paying 10% for their services. Last month my tenant was late 13 days on his payment. I just assumed that the late fee collected was going to be paid to me ...

Shiloh Lundahl Absolute BEST Investment
24 May 2019 | 79 replies

While teaching a class on parenting the other day, the subject of teaching your kids about money and investing came up. I posed to the group the question, “Which Investment gives you the best return?”1. Stock Market (...

Roy C. Would you invest in 401k instead of invest in real estate?
15 April 2018 | 146 replies

Assuming you have a corporate job with employer matching 401k, would you save money for down payment for real estate investment or would you invest in 401k?I understand this question can be answered differently depend...

Jacob Kline Property under contract and tenant won’t allow showing
11 January 2020 | 134 replies

I’ve got a property under contract, it’s a preforeclosure and I’m trying to wholesale it. This will be my first wholesale deal. The owner lives out of state and his daughter is living in the property (I’m assuming ren...