Thom Ruley
Importance of cash flow for rentals
In my neck of the woods, prices have gone completely insane. With interest rates going up, I'm simply not finding properties that will cash flow. Is it more important to keep looking for a cash-flowing rental or is it...
Natalie Schanne
Help!!! My spouse doesn't want to house hack and I REALLY do!
What's your advice for convincing your spouse to get interested in House Hacking?I love Scott Trench's Set for Life House Hacking mindset. Since 2009, I've owned a foreclosure-rehab turned house hack (5 BR 3 BA). I li...
Jon Q.
Housing Market Still Isn't Rational
I thought you might enjoy this article written by Robert Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University:http://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/housing-mark...Agree/Disagree? Comments? Thoughts?
Kirsten Walstedt
PRIVATE LENDING QUESTIONS
Does anyone know whether there is already an article somewhere on BP about how to become a private lender? I have some cash that I want to put to work, but I do not know how to start out as a private lender, what t...
Keith Anderson
Boston / Cambridge investing strategies
I'm really glad to see local sub-forums and wanted to kick off the discussion here. Hopefully some keyword alerts for Boston, MA and Cambridge, MA draw folks in.I'm a new investor based in Cambridge. My wife and I wan...
Jake Thomas
9-5 M-F or 7 days a week Realtor
I have been selling real estate for around 5 years now and always wondered if I work too much. My family is about to grow by one here in a few days (first child) and I wonder if there is any real benefit to being a re...
Tim Porsche
Cheapest Way to Set Up Self Directed IRA
Hi All,I currently have a little over $6,000 in a 401k from one company, and a Roth IRA from a second company. I no longer work for either company, and would like to move that money into a self-directed IRA and invest...
Sheryl Brown
Mold
We moved into a house 6 mos ago, every since we moved in my husband's health has gotten worse he is 52 he has became extremely fatiqued, sinus probems has gotten worse, I was working at the time until 6 wks ago I woul...
Ashley Berry
New to Starting Wholesaling
Hi, my name is Ashley and I am 25 years old. I’m very eager to start wholesaling in real estate. I’ve searched the web and intended to everyone’s success stories and even invested money into trying to understand the w...
Nat C.
Hiring from craigslist?
I am staring renovations on a property this weekend.It's only a 1400 sq ft house in good shape and requires cosmetic fixers.I'm planning to rip up the lino and carpet and install tiles and repaint the entire interior ...