Forrest Faulconer
Investment properties are great, but let's get PERSONAL.
According to the classic Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki says your home is not an asset. This makes sense considering your home is not making you money but demanding repayment from the get-go. Appreciation is no gu...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: How long did it take you to purchase your first investment?
Welcome to our question of the week! Based on last week's responses, we have a lot of lurkers that have not purchased their first property. Buying the first, or even second and third can feel pretty nerve wracking. So...
Tomiko Graves
13K Bathroom Remodel - Help!
Hi all!I just walked through my first flip property (yay!) with my GC this morning. He is quoting me 13k on a small master bath. I think it's too much but would love to hear from some of you. If I pay 13k for this ...
Ryan B.
Adjustment to 50% Rule
It seems as if a large number of buy and hold investors try to use the 50% rule for their rental properties. I myself think the rule makes perfect sense and that is what I use also.
I would like to get everyone's o...
Cory J Thornton
Is the need for affordable housing creating new markets?
I have been thinking through housing, affordability, and the effect on what until the last few years have been dead markets. Any home with a decent commute to a decent market is not affordable.
Over the last few yea...
Avee-Ashanti Shabazz
How do we create affordable housing for poor people?
How do we create housing that is affordable for the existing citizens of Birmingham and still make a profit? The current Revitalization is setting market rates far out of reach of most all Birmingham citizens with hou...
Katie Miller
Tell me your BIG Real Estate Goals for 2020!
Hello friends! I'm crowd-sourcing your BIG ideas, goals, and dreams for 2020. What do you want to do with your real estate business this year? Why? What are you going to do this year to move toward financial freedom? ...
Minuit Spence
I have 1,500 and a credit score of 568
So I have $1,500 and a credit score of 568. How would I go about finding my first rental property. I’m a new investor with no real experience. What are some tips and to help me get on my way.
Jon Mccarthy
Frustrated
Okay so here is my issue I ran into. I talked to a realtor last night he claims to be a local investor. Now his type of investing is not cash flow but long term so he buys and holds and then in 20 years or such he sel...
David Song
Bidding war in SF east bay area
Just offered for a friend on a run down SFR in fremont's nile district.37286 3rd St. FremontList price: $750KHis offer: $869KThis house (1500 sf) needs complete rehab, and is right next to a school.Here is the respons...