In 2010 I had the rose colored glasses knocked off my face hard and I am trying to understand why and how there is such Happy Talk right now about the economy.  I am trying to figure out if it is my pessimism based in...

Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pain...

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I was wondering if it was a good idea to lend money from a HELOC on your primary residence?

My thinking is if I own my primary residence free and clear, I take out a HELOC and use it to invest in le...

I got this article from the Apartment Owners Association. I thought it was informative so I want to share with others.

IRS figures show that the top 10% of income earners make 43% of all the income and pay 7...

If a RE investment and Stock investment return the same amount of ROI over a 15 year period and then sold which is the better investment?  Assuming a 1031 is not used (they may not exist in 15 years), do certain struc...

Well, its been an interesting few days. I lost my job Thursday. Id appreciate any advice. I figured Monday would be the best day since 9-5'ers are at their desk probably sneaking onto BP or full time investors are con...

Hello all.Our future renter wants to put these two items in the contract, one is in case we put the house on the market. Note that she is a lawyer. We don't fully understand the escrow clause and how it might affect ...

I fell like there is more to it than just this. I have watched lots of videos on people claming that if you invest $1m dollar into index funds and only take out 4% every year then you will never run out of money. Is t...

My goal is to buy 10 cash flowing rental properties as quickly and safely as possible. So far I have 4 and I keep 6 months of mortgage payments on hand and have a decent security net in place for maintenance etc. I k...

Hey Everyone!I'm a soon to be college grad in may. Have started a few businesses during college. All of which are growing well, however, I'm selling one (ecommerce store) to fund the down payment of a duplex. In this ...