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I am sure most of us read the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" at least one time before starting our REI journey. I eve know few who read it more than 3 times. It may be the bible to make you think differently about your job and p...
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I read Aftershock, the latest edition, by the brothers Wiedemer. It was fairly dark, much about our economy being a multi-bubble economy, the weakness in housing for various reasons (including the 50% or so cash tr...
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For those who have never obtained a hard money loan, there are typically a lot of questions. Here are some of the most commons questions and answers about private and hard money loans:
1. What exactly IS a hard money...
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I would like to hear from sucessful investors who use Dave Ramseys strategies.
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Hi there, I am planning on buying my first home. I live in SoCal and although the interest rates are very low the market here is very competitive. Everything is selling quickly and for a higher price than listed. I wo...
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I am getting into the fix and flip market and I have family and friends who are interested in investing with me. Basically they will lend me the money to use for a property and get a 10% return on their investment. Wh...
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I’m looking at a NNN retail lease Investment in which it appears the initial term will be up in three years with two additional five-year options to renew, each with a 10% rent increase. My first concern is that altho...
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I just read "Walking the Tightrope between Debt and Leverage" by @Anthony Gayden where he talks about an impressive dig out from crushing debt. What I found interesting was that when he married his wife, she brought $...
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Hey all, So I am closing on a home today in Atlanta that I plan to stay in for a few weeks out of the year on and off, and rent it out to business travelers via short term leases, Airbnb, etc when I'm home in CA. Next...
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We are under contract on a property that we'll be operating as a STR and managing it ourselves.We have paper losses on our books from a syndication that generated bonus depreciation last year. We also have an S-corp ...