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Christopher R. One LLC or Many LLCs?
13 August 2014 | 70 replies

Hi! I would appreciate suggestions about forming LLCs. I plan on doing most buy and hold investing. I will buy single family homes and rent them out.Should I form one big LLC for everything? Or should I form one LLC p...

Christopher Raiz 19 | 5k | Good Credit - Where do I start?
2 February 2019 | 92 replies

I’m 19, I have 5k saved, credit built for nearly a year and I’m eager to get into the real estate business but I don’t know where to exactly start. I know people say to just jump in otherwise all the knowledge I’ve le...

Collin Hays Get Out Now
16 March 2024 | 58 replies

I've been thinking about expressing my sentiments for several weeks on this forum.  As a Property Manager and STR investor, it's a hard thing to do.  I still feel like investing in vacation rentals can be an outstandi...

Lee G. Factoring in Property Management is Overrated
29 December 2017 | 86 replies

Is factoring in property management into your investment spreadsheet overrated?Cons of property management: I always care about my property more than property manager, lower ROI, and the probability you lose touch wit...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Shane Elias-Calles To spend $3,600 dollars on coaching?
25 August 2020 | 116 replies

I have been asked to become a student of an investor who retired off of his rental income in 10 years. it is a 6 month coaching program but is going to cost me $3600. can i get some advice? thoughts? 
I currently do ...

Account Closed The mindset of the Cash Flow investor: LA vs Baltimore
25 July 2017 | 162 replies

So I have to put $1,500,000 in a rental somewhere. The option (for whatever reason) is either LA (appreciation) or Baltimore (cash flow).Sure, investors never can agree to disagree on which is best, but the numbers se...

Andrey Y. Why I love being a Passive Investor in Syndications (30% IRR!!)
26 September 2023 | 113 replies

I haven't bought a standalone rental since 2015. Since 2017, I started investing exclusively passively in real estate syndications - in over 15 opportunities at the moment.So far, the two than have fully exited have r...

Kurt Granroth What beats apartment syndication returns for passive income?
1 September 2022 | 77 replies

Say I am an accredited investor and I want to allocate $500k for a type of investment that should be capital preserving; completely passive; and generates $100k annually in income.  In general that's a tough row to ho...

Brie Schmidt When to sell - How many years of cash flow?
26 March 2018 | 77 replies

I know REI decisions are personal, I preach it all the time. I purchased the bulk of my portfolio between 2011 - 2014 and since then the properties have appreciated. So while the properties are performing from a cash ...