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Scott Benton Mortgage Hacking: Why I Paid My Mortgage Six Months in Advance
16 December 2020 | 75 replies

At one point somehow I accidentally paid my mortgage on an investment property twice in the same month.

That was dumb, I thought, after realizing my mistake. However, instead of calling the bank and trying t...

Dirk Smithson Michigan properties..500.00 to 3500.00 on ebay
27 December 2014 | 95 replies

So here's the 500.00 question, Michigan seems to have some serious issues right now. You can buy a 1400 square foot home in the murder capital of the world for right around 1000.00Has anyone done this and made money? ...

Shiloh Lundahl At what point in time does a college education not make sense?
3 November 2019 | 60 replies

There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...

Chris Clothier Are Appraisers Hurting Real Estate Values?
25 March 2013 | 59 replies

I wrote an article for the BP Blog asking a question about real estate appraisers and what role they are playing in holding down real estate values: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/07/18/are-appraisers-pa...

Adam Tafel another "poor millennial can't afford a house" article, critiqued
7 December 2019 | 56 replies

Article:https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-parents-financial-advice-is-kind-of-wrong-11568367000?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR2XL4axyaQpo43fAkn_Q_fWBU3GiHJ9_K6t5c8G6rMnPCfed1KBBXIVhToResponse:Let me set the scene to save yo...

Shaun Caldwell Anyone own rentals in the ghetto?
16 May 2018 | 76 replies

I recently came across a small duplex that is FSBO in a ghetto. I've heard about the strong cash flow properties in low income areas can produce but I'm also aware of the downfalls of investing in not so favorable are...

William Coet Multifamily Prices so High that Only Cash Makes Sense, But Why Not Put Cash in CDs?
21 April 2024 | 47 replies

I don't have the cash, but other buyers do.  I still would like to understand why they are paying the prices they are when they could put the cash in a CD and earn interest worry (and work) free.
I'm referring to mul...

Brie Schmidt HELOC payoff strategy
25 January 2019 | 329 replies

Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster.  You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...

Don Spafford Has anyone ever used the Velocity Banking Strategy?
13 January 2024 | 356 replies

I searched for Velocity Banking but did not get anything to return except for some lenders using that name. I just was introduced to this strategy this week and was curious if anyone has done it and what their experie...