Taylor White
Should I sell my rent house and put the money in the s&p500?
I'm trying to work through some investing thoughts and would love to hear other people’s thoughts/opinions!Theoretically, right now, I could sell one of my rent houses and not have to pay capital gains on it (because ...
Marquis W.
Using bankruptcy strategically to aquire more real estate
I keep hearing about how the rich file bankruptcy not because they are in trouble but as a strategic way to build more wealth. For example Donald Trump, Rich Dad's Robert Kiyosaki, 50 cent, Henry Ford even Walt Disney...
Karla Talancon
High Cash Flow Markets
Hey guys I am new to real estate investing. I am a recent graduate went to school for urban and regional planning. I've been doing some research and have decided to invest in Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Atlant...
Max May
House Hacking a multifamily in San Diego
Hello BP!I am a newbie investor, and long time BP Lurker. I have been interested in real estate for years, and thanks to a random influx of cash I am now finally ready to get started with my first property. My plan is...
Quentin Jivery
Mistakes when analyzing first property
I am curious what mistakes everyone else made when analyzing their first properties?
Shirley Dimitro
Blue Ridge, GA
Hello, I'm seeing a lot of cabins for sale in Blue Ridge, GA that were only bought a couple of years ago (2020-2022). Were these just Covid "impulse" buys or is the STR market so slow now that owners are compelled to ...
Marc Allen
Illinois Property Taxes
Hi All,I'm curious how people are continuing to justify buy-and-hold investments in Illinois suburbs with the current state of property taxes. I've got my eye one pretty inexpensive property which is listed at $80K, w...
Adam Bartomeo
Flipping - One of the Most Risky Strategies?
Out of the three main ways to invest ( wholesaling, flipping, and buy-and-hold) it seems obvious to me that flipping is by far the most risky strategy. This not only comes from personal experience but from commonsen...
Brian Adams
DTI too high because of Tax Return, not Cash Flow
Hello BPers,
I was hoping someone might have a recommendation for my financing problem.
I am a military investor who buys a house at each post I am stationed at. With a deployment, that has meant I am ...
Jason Merchey
Doom and Gloom? I Read a Book by David Wiedemer & Robert A. Wiedemer
I read Aftershock, the latest edition, by the brothers Wiedemer. It was fairly dark, much about our economy being a multi-bubble economy, the weakness in housing for various reasons (including the 50% or so cash tr...