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Joshua Dorkin What Excuse Do You Have for NOT Investing?
13 December 2007 | 48 replies

For all of the newbies out there, I was wondering what excuses you have for not investing. I think it might be helpful to share with everyone here!

For the veterans, I'd love to hear some of the excuses you used b...

Lisa Hoyt When should you lower rent to attract qualified tenants? Ever?
18 September 2015 | 47 replies

Background:  My sister lives in MA, has owned a 2 family house for many years. Our mother lived in the apartment for 17, when she moved out sister used a broker to find tenants (when they had to leave - student visa e...

Ned Carey The 2% rule is the most brilliant ever
22 February 2015 | 61 replies

The 2% rule  TEST is a quick screening tool for rentals. It says:"The monthly rent should be about 2% of the purchase price for a rental to be a good cash flowing rental"I really don't know when People here started us...

Account Closed Why is the "appreciation perpetuity" being ignored when valuing properties?
7 August 2015 | 54 replies

An investor who invests in a property with an 8 cap return for a hypothetical amount of $1,000,000 will earn $80,000/year in cash flow. IThe 8% return provides the investor a strong return which is about equal to ...

Alicia Marks QOTW: What advice would you give your younger self?
11 January 2022 | 149 replies

If you have not seen the release of Dan Sheeks' new book, "First to a Million", grab it ASAP! He is going to be doing an Ask Me Anything Night in the forums next month that you will not want to miss!
In light of this...

Traci Lovelace Huge hairy mess
22 March 2016 | 67 replies

Closed on a house from HUD on Monday. Learned today that when Bank of America foreclosed on the property they did not include the second parcel number in their paperwork. This trickles down to us only owning one of th...

Scott Trench Help Me Understand the Fed's Most Recent Rate Hike?
29 December 2022 | 24 replies

Up until now, I've been cheering the Fed on, grateful that Jerome Powell took his lumps for the way too easy money policies in late 2021, and cranked hard on interest rates to beat inflation. I think in 2022, this Fed...

Tina Artigliere Quest Trust Suddenly Closed down Administration on their Solo 401K Plans
17 January 2025 | 24 replies

I was impressed by Quest Trust when I went to their Expo in September of 2022.  Based on speaking with them their, I paid a rather hefty fee to transfer my solo 401K to them and have it reinstated and the fee covered ...