Matt R.
Where do landlords actually make the most money (profits) ?
There is so much misinformation on this site it is crazy.Here are the facts; For total profits, cash flow plus equity since 2009 the top 3 locations are San Francisco, San Jose and LA.Since 2000, that is LA, SF and Sa...
Logan M.
How do we solve the housing crisis in America???
I have felt drawn to investing in Mobile Home Parks partially because I feel like it allows me to have an impact by providing affordable housing.What I want to know is if there is a real solution to the unaffordabilit...
Bryan Danger
Exit Strategy/What's your "number"?
I spend a bit of time reading and contributing to different forums... Real Estate, FIRE/Early Retirement, Sailing, Overlanding - and every time I come here to BP I'm left wondering why the discussions/goals I see on ...
Cassandra Boyett
Turnkey Rental Property a good idea for a first-timer?
We live and own in California where we can't afford to do much, so we'd like to invest in a rental property somewhere else and this will be our first purchase (aside from our home). Can anyone break down how Turn-key ...
David Dey
How would you buy this? Best creative purchase scenario wins!!
@Terry Free has a post in another forum category that someone should come up with a real estate investing video game. While I am no computer programmer, (I'm the guy who calls support and they ask if it's plugged in....
Timothy W.
Do you keep a supply of food on hand?
This is not to be apocalyptic but to bring back to the front of people's minds a tradition that seems to have been lost recently. People used to keep pantries with significant stores of preserved food on hand in the ...
Bryan Hancock
The Day The Dollar Died
I found this today about a proposed meltdown:
The Day The Dollar Died
I thought some of our resident Tea Partiers would enjoy it. Most entertaining!
Rich Weese
Why do we invest?
In most instances, I would assume it is for two reasons. To generate passive income which will help eliminate the need to work and to help with our retirement.
Normally about this time of year, various magazines come...
Matthew Perry
What Are Your Personal Goals for 2019?
I am curious what people are thinking about for goals for 2019- are they financial? are they personal growth focused? are they multi-leveled? What are you doing to meet these goals to hold yourself accountable? How ar...
K S.
My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...