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Charlie Hampton Update on my squatter...
14 November 2015 | 144 replies

I figured I would stop hijacking @rob k's thread and start my own about my squatter. For those who didn't read about my issue, I have a squatter living in a shed on a property I bought. The squatter was claiming ...

Account Closed Is college worth it?
29 December 2020 | 119 replies

If you were to restart your life at 17 already knowing you want to get into real estate investing, would you go to college with a full-ride or would you get started investing without wasting any time, and why? 

J. B. Tenant damage; low remodel bid; high remodel costs... Now what?
22 August 2022 | 40 replies

Age 40.  Owner of a singe-family rental homePurchase price 15 years ago:  $200,000 (zero down payment)Current value: $400,000+Current mortgage:  20-year fixed with 19 years remaining @ 2.875%Seeking advice and opinion...

Pinaki Ghosh experience with Hughes Private Capital
25 January 2024 | 87 replies

I would like to know the experience of other people with Hughes Private Capital. In recent days I have been contacted by several investors and lawyers who claim to have a problem with Hughes Private Capital.
We do no...

Helen Zhang Cleveland Population Decline... Why?
8 November 2017 | 100 replies

We all know Cleveland Population is Declining every year. I hear a lot of reasons, but other than jobs as being the main reason, I cannot seem to find other reasons that make it reasonable for the declinning populatio...

Forrest Faulconer Investment properties are great, but let's get PERSONAL.
1 December 2020 | 96 replies

According to the classic Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki says your home is not an asset. This makes sense considering your home is not making you money but demanding repayment from the get-go. Appreciation is no gu...

Nick Colvill Buying multiple properties in year 1 - can I keep this up?
24 September 2018 | 161 replies

Jumping in to real estate was a well-calculated move. I live in San Jose, and this market is notorious for making people lose faith in their ability to purchase. I bought my primary residence in May of 2017 - a brand ...

Riley F. Appreciation - how to factor it in?
17 February 2015 | 223 replies

For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...

Sid Franklin Chicago/Illinois Property Tax Hikes Making Me Jittery About Investing
15 December 2017 | 203 replies

Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy).  Property taxes are already high, but ...

Mehran K. "What If" Section 8 Were No More
3 August 2017 | 173 replies

Hey there community!

I'm closing on a property tomorrow and I'll be inheriting a Section 8 tenant. I always like to think about possible "What If" scenarios and it's got me thinking. I ponder, how would it af...