I am new, have not bought my first property yet, but I have been a "businessman" for 20 years. I have a higher than average tolerance for risk, so long as it is "calculated" risk. For the sake of this question, assume...

Hi all,I purchased a 3 bed, 2 bath condo in Oceanside, CA with a VA loan for 0 down in 2017 for $336,000. My mortgage rate is 2.75%,  I owe 300K on the property, and the unit right next to me just sold for $530K a few...

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My wife and I have decent jobs and are not in need of immediate cash flow from our rental properties. We formulated a strategy to start purchasing rental properties in 2022 w...

Hi all BoggerPickets...I am curious about new construction cost for small multifamily projects.  This would be for everything except land.  We probably should assume a smaller mostly level infill site with rentable fi...

Hiii, I currently own a duplex that I am house hacking, I have had the property for two years now, its an FHA loan at 2.7% therefore refinancing is not an option at this time. Bought my home for 640K worth 810K now, r...

Hello everyone, I am curious if anyone has built a successful portfolio debt free. I am not arguing leverage vs debt, leverage wins everytime hands down, no argument here, I own a calculator, pencil and paper.  My con...

I know a couple of older (70's and 80's) couples who had their wills updated and their attorney switched to trust and charged one $6k and another $10k. That sounds excessive to me.The last older couple I knew had a pr...

The history of markets tells us that we will always have a crash.  

This graph shows total consumer debt in the US since 2003
Housing crashes come from over indebtedness, this graph shows that US consumers have mo...

I'm all for gun ownership, I own several myself, but do we have any responsibility to inform authorities of those you are clearly having mental stresses or conditions that could lead to the Batman shooting this mornin...

My wife and I want a different life...where we are not accountable to anyone but ourselves...who doesn't right?If you click on my bio you will see our basic background and goals...short...I promise. We are not beholde...