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Mike Griffin Real Estate vs Stock Market Investing
28 March 2019 | 28 replies

Does anyone have an opinion as to why one should invest in real estate versus the stock market? Real estate investing seems exciting but investing in the stock market can be a more passive way to grow wealth long term...

Luanne Dvorak Land Contracts
2 May 2016 | 18 replies

Hello,Was wondering if there is a better option for purchasing a free and clear property from a seller. He is suggesting a land contract. I pay taxes and insurance and he holds the deed. Balloon payment in 5 years. 4....

Patrick E. Paying off mortgage?
5 February 2009 | 35 replies

I was wondering if anybody that buy and holds a house if they ever use the positive cash flow to pay off a house faster?? Is this a good startegy?

Lets say you pay it off faster then you get all the rent the tenants...

David Li Real estate horror story, need some advice
26 February 2022 | 48 replies

Hello everyone. So last year I bought a 7 units apt for 1.06 million dollars. Everything looks great on paper. Bought it with 3% seller financing on a 8% cap. What could go wrong right? Only thing is I didn’t check wi...

Brian Garrett Preparing for my first flip!
31 March 2017 | 19 replies

My name is Brian and I currently reside in Palm Beach, Florida. I've been toying with the idea of investing in real estate for the past 5 years or so and I'm finally ready to take the plunge. I've been spending a...

Dan Seavey Duplex Purchase Subject-To?
12 February 2014 | 29 replies

I am looking into purchasing a Duplex that the current asking price is $199,000, I have made an offer of $175,00 with 100% owner financing @ 5% with a 5-year balloon. They entertained the idea, but cannot because ...

Lauren Hogan How Can We Make the BiggerPockets Real Estate Marketplace Better?
25 December 2019 | 66 replies

BiggerPockets! I would like to hear from you about what we can do to make the Real Estate Marketplace better for investors. 
If you want to share your feedback, you can do so here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r... o...

Kevin Goldman All Cash or Loan
5 August 2024 | 21 replies

I have been sitting around and lost out on some multi families in the markets i'm looking at investing in.  I have about $1mil from a sale that I need to put to work.  I live in Los Angeles and do not want to buy in c...

Shane Boyd Why don't more real estate agents flip houses if it's so good?
27 May 2021 | 49 replies

I've been a home inspector for 14 years, and I'm just now getting into flipping houses.  I'm a total neophyte, for now.   But I'm curious about something.  If flipping houses is so good and such a lucrative business, ...

Joel Oh Do you really need a STR insurance?
27 February 2024 | 28 replies

Hi guys, I know I will get a lot of hates from this but does STRs insurance really good as their price?From my experience so far, Airbnb never failed to cover any issues I had caused by guests. Also in case of fire or...