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Luke H. No one with good enough credit
12 May 2018 | 78 replies

Hello all, hope all is well. This rental has been on the market for 15 days and after 48 leads no one has qualified. Due to no one having 600+ credit score. There is a married couple, with 2 kids that claim they have...

Lucas Mills How did the 2007 housing bubble affect investors of buy and hold?
26 September 2017 | 40 replies

First, I'm confused as to what exactly caused the housing bubble of 2007. It sounds like people were unable to pay their mortgages, thus resulting in foreclosure, but why were they suddenly unable to pay in the first ...

Hank Olken Ethics Around Reducing Tax Liability
16 December 2021 | 68 replies

Hi all, as I've been getting more into real estate investing, it's become quite clear that the US tax code favors business owners and real estate investors rather than W2 employees or self-employed business owners. On...

Joseph Barbaretta How much to give a GC upfront?
30 November 2015 | 79 replies

I've got a property that requires a pretty major rehab (asbestos siding, and needs new electrical, plumbing, HVAC, walls ....).  I have a general contractor that I think will do a good job.  I wanted to do the work as...

David Bowles New purchase, current tenant is not current on rent
24 April 2020 | 67 replies

Hi Guys! I recently had a seller (another investor) agree to a 45k purchase price (cash) on a house with ARV of 60k. The house had a full gut rehab 4 years ago when this investor bought it. The current tenant is “all ...

Kristin Whitaker Full-Time Investors - Tell us how you quit your day jobs!
10 January 2014 | 49 replies

Let's face it - most of us are here because we want to make enough passive income to quit our day jobs. There's a TON of people here working towards that goal. I'm certainly not there yet, but love success stories, ...

Sean Sloop BRRRR Success AND Failure - Lessons Learned in 2019
21 January 2022 | 102 replies

Hi All, Just wanted to post my experience with BRRRR method. I invested in Lansing, MI. I am originally from Grand Rapids, MI and currently live out of state in MN. Below is my 2019 experience jumping into real estate...

Arthur Zaragoza Turn $100k into $5k/month positive cash flow
26 December 2016 | 45 replies

Looking to turn $100k into $5k/month in positive cash flow in 1-2 yrs

Hi, I just sold my rental property and refinanced my primary residence. Now I have a bit over $100k to invest and would like to scale into a busi...

Dion DePaoli The Pain $ of Not Knowing - Contract For Deeds
20 October 2017 | 19 replies

I thought it would interesting to share some recent experience we have had with some of these instruments. To that extent, an illustration of the pain that can come with working with an instrument that is not the...

Aaron K. Is Wholesaling the New Guru Strategy?
22 December 2023 | 48 replies

It seems like in the last couple of months I have seen a massive increase in posts of newbies who want to start out by wholesaling with low/ no money down and think they'll make a killing.  Oftentimes the questions re...