If a house sells 50 k and rent for 1000, it meets 2% rule. But actually I think it is not necessarily a good investment.

Assuming SFR, 1500 sf, 3 be 2 ba, in small Midwest town. Move on ready. 30 years old. No renov...

With an eye to the future, should we really be buying in remote suburbs, or is that like investing in VHS rental shop in a digital age? I’m seeing what looks like a massive urbanization trend.I am a buy and holder. Ot...

Do any of the pros have crowdfunding sites?

This question is one I pose to anyone who has an opinion on the topic. Obviously we're all here because we like something about the idea of REI and passive income. As the process goes, we find a "good deal" in some ar...

Listening to people beat up on the young folks for having their student loans paid off. Look at this people born between 81 and 96 are getting poorer while the rest of us are getting richer. What this is really sayi...

Forgive me if this has been posted before. A search didn't find anything. As you probably know, the Democrats in the House passed the Hereos Act, A part of this bill calls for a Federal Ban on evictions of any residen...

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...

As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea.  This too...

So recently I’ve been incredibly excited about this new journey of REI. I’ve been looking at properties in the Indianapolis/Louisville markets and have found some places I’m interested in. No one in my family has any ...

I am a relatively new but very active newbie to REI.  I have purchased my first investment property which I am in the process of flipping right now.  I listen to BP Podcast in my car on my commute to and from my 1.5 h...