For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...

One stated benefit of investing in real estate is price appreciation.  However, if you look at inflation adjusted real estate prices for the most part there isn't much appreciation.  There are specific points in time ...

Hey BP, 
I have spent a lot of time, effort, and energy learning how to use Fb ads efficiently in my business. I am about to launch my first campaign looking for motivated sellers. Who has used Fb ads? Have you had s...

Looking to make my first offer on a multi. This is an 8 unit, C-D class, concrete block in Florida. Half the tenants are section 8. Five tenants have been there for 10 or more years. One tenant has been there for 23. ...

Hi all,

I'm just starting to dive into all the great info here and I would like to start looking for properties to buy and hold for cash flow.

I live in San Diego, CA and from what I can tell, it seems ...

California recently signed a mandate requiring most new homes in the state to include solar panels after 2020. California is the first state to do so, but it likely won't be the last, with New Jersey and Minnesota pur...

So I just had a verbal off market deal in place with a real estate agent in the Smokies who owns a lot of his own cabins (this is not someone who is active here!). I saw the property today while I was in town, agreed ...

I recently (...like an hour ago :mrgreen: ) went through this thread exploring the old argument between the cash flow guys and the appreciation guys.More specifically MikeOH and Nationwidepi (Mike and will) and off co...

I was picking up the rent from one of my tenants tonight, and it occurred to me when they pulled up....every single one of my tenants has a considerably nicer car than me. Also almost all of my tenants (Except the one...

Just a fun post here. I have been a SFR investor for 15 years and now have $2M in rental RE while working a full time career. The cash flow was tight for years it seemed but the snowball of debt paydown is rolling b...