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James Mudd Live in apartment…or buy home..??
6 November 2013 | 29 replies

Soooo…here is my dilemma…should I stay living in an apartment while I accumulate rental properties so that I free up my debt ratio…for even more income properties?…or should I buy a home to live in and just accumul...

Bryan P. 50% rule and Refi
5 April 2011 | 22 replies

Obviously a wise person would put away 6 months to 1 year of operating expenses for any property. Assuming that one did this, when following the 50% rule, is the property then labeled "self-sufficient?"

If this is t...

Whitney Blaine Rich Dad Poor Dad
4 April 2008 | 18 replies

I just read Rich Dad Poor Dad,it was a good read and very motivational. It seems like all these books are motivational, and give you examples of deals they have found. The one thing I notice these books lack, is the...

Steve Fitzgerald Lease Review- Anything to add?
19 July 2018 | 1 reply

Here's a lease I'm working on for a property I now in CT. Anything you would add?Steve---------IN THIS LEASE the words "we", "us" and "our" mean the Landlord, ________________________.The words "you" and "yours" mean ...

Scott Ball What state to invest? All cash, no loan
11 October 2023 | 30 replies

We are property investors from Australia - we can't qualify for a loan since we have no credit history, so the 1st property will be all cash. 
We are just after a hassle free,  'no-brainer' rental to get us started w...

Emilio E. Hoarder Tenant given 75 day notice won't leave - Evict?
25 September 2015 | 29 replies

First post! Been following these forums for months but I finally have my own reason to post for some advice:I have a tenant that's a hoarder and only paying ~$399 a month for an apartment in an area that's going for o...

Kiel Martin Buying homes for cash
28 September 2021 | 133 replies

Hello all. I have never purchased a house and I am about to. I plan on purchasing rental properties with cash from $15k to $40k. What I was curious about is the closing cost of these types of homes, is it really on 3%...

Andrey Y. How you can profit from a Big Mortgage
8 April 2020 | 117 replies

In light of all the recent threads about COVID-19, worrying about tenants not being able to pay rent, legislation that seems to screw over landlords month after month, and ethical dilemmas about where it is our obliga...

Kris Benson Why Isn't Anyone Talking About Self Storage??
11 September 2021 | 66 replies

Just a quick disclaimer.  This is a really long post.  Also I am also now employed by a self storage operator so my opinion is probably is not objective.I was a professional sale person who "retired" on 3/31/2018 to l...