AND imagine the real estate is NOT cash flow positive. Consider the ‘negative cash flow’ as simply additional reinvestment…just like the S&P.
I am all about building cash flow over time through real estate. Howev...

Hello everyone,I am a new Real Estate agent, roughly 3 months in, and I am either impatient or failing epic-ly at marketing. Here is what has been done, and here is what has transpired in trying to attract sellers.- L...

Hi, so I am a new BP member, and I have been listening to some of the podcasts, reading the educational materials, and checking out the forum for the last few days. I'm interested in REI, but I'm not sure there would ...

Pretty simple question, that my searches haven't turned up.I understand cash flow, expenses, and the 50% rule. I also understand that people tend to look for a certain number for Cash on Cash return (e.g. 6-10%). What...

Hello everyone, I'm sort of new in buying multi-unit properties. My client is looking to widen his portfolio in real estate and love the idea of multi-unit, considering that he will just rent out the units and not sta...

Hi,I recently purchased an investment property out at Memphis, TN last month - 4/2.5, nice schools, low crime, etc. and the appraisal came in at $140K.  Comps with better condition around the area was $155K (so -15K f...

With stock investing I can spend a few minutes a month looking at stock prices and entering a buy or sell order in my brokerage account and earn 8% annually on average. To earn the same return with real estate, I woul...

Folks - I just wanted to seek some input on an analysis I ran to get your thoughts to compare between two scenarios to see if I have missed anything out. If not, I would really appreciate some inputs / alternate point...

Why invest in real estate?After all, there are lots of things to invest in -- stocks, bonds, precious metals, collectibles.  What makes real estate so attractive to you?  Is it because it's tangible -- you can ride by...

Hey bigger pockets members,

I have a little over 10k saved up and I'm looking To make a down payment on my first rental.

I'm looking in out of state areas such as Texas, Kansas City, Alabama and so on.
Where the c...