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Klint Ruud Inherited $150k..... NOW what??
28 January 2021 | 31 replies

A friend of mine recently gave me a call a few days ago seeking advice. He recently inherited $150k and wanted to start investing in real estate. Naturally, I told him to first go learn anything and everything he coul...

Account Closed Rich Dad Epilogue
23 October 2015 | 10 replies

Hello BP, i re-read Rich Dad Poor Dad and just notice in the final chapter "Epilogue" he used a non-qualifying loan. But what i'm confuse is just what is loan is? It is Partially Seller Financing? Subject To? Or somet...

Jonathan M. California vs out-of-state
31 October 2018 | 54 replies

Hi all,I've been an active follower of this forum for quite some time. I have a pretty simple question -- at this time, would you invest in a $400k condo in Walnut Creek, CA or a 2-4 plex in Austin, Texas? It's the on...

Tou V. My dilemma: Invest locally, San Francisco / Bay, or out of state?
22 September 2015 | 57 replies

Here's my dilemma.  I took out $200k from one of my properties and have to use it to generate more income.  I've gotten some feedback and opinions from others.  Just wanted to post it here to see what some of the prof...

Nick Brubaker Best Buy-And-Hold Markets Long Term
5 August 2016 | 103 replies

Hi everyone!  I am from Atlanta, Georgia, but have been living in Asia (currently Tokyo) for the past 7 years.  I and my wife plan to move to the US around the end of this year at which point I'm planning to start a c...

Kade T. Brunson How can a college student, with very little money, get started?
30 December 2020 | 55 replies

I am a college student with only a couple thousand dollars in savings (and I do not have any student loans to pay off), but how could I start getting involved in real estate? I am studying for an engineering degree, s...

Adam Rudolph Rich Dad, Poor Dad--Is it too late?
26 February 2019 | 52 replies

In Rich Dad, Poor Dad it says: the people who hurry to catch the wave late usually are the ones wiped out. I wonder if that pertains to starting real estate investing right now. Maybe I wonder because I haven't starte...

Jacob Coates My plan to be successful at a young age
1 March 2014 | 22 replies

Good afternoon everyone,

I am a 20 year old Marine currently deployed, upon my return i plan to buy homes and rent them out. This is a piece of what i wrote today and would I would like some feedback. Much ap...

William Coet Tax Difference: 8% Real Estate ROI to 8% Stock Market ROI.
17 September 2022 | 17 replies

Hello,
Which one wins on a 30 year horizon?
When looking at a long term real estate investment (approximately a 30 year rental property hold) that returns 8% annually compared to the stock market that returns an ave...

Kevin C Means I am Pre First-Deal and only have an 8% HELOC to use for a DP
15 July 2023 | 18 replies

Ken McElroy says sell off all of your non cash-flowing assets; the market is not great; I must invest out of state; and I only have a HELOC, costing me 8% to use as a down payment. What the heck do I do, who do I trus...