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Chris Pasternak 50% rule question
21 November 2013 | 12 replies

Hey guys! Sorry if this is naive but I figured this is the place to ask my "stupid" questions. How often would you say the "50% rule" of expenses applies in real life?

For example, how many years say in 10 ...

Cynthia Carmona A TON of listings in an area - What does it mean?
17 May 2016 | 11 replies

So, new to this whole REI thing. I'm messing around on Zillow just to start looking at various markets - what stuff is being listed for, for what, etc. A particular area of the map is LIT UP with listings. What might ...

Jim Lally New From Southeastern CT
5 October 2013 | 13 replies

Hello!

My name is Jim and I'm from a little town called East Lyme CT (about half way between Boston and New York) on the CT coastline. I've lived in this area for the past 20 years so I'm pretty familiar with the ...

David Davidson Invest in existing loan or more leverage?
19 December 2016 | 9 replies

I'd like to solicit the collective wisdom of BP for advice on deciding between two scenarios to invest a small windfall.  I have an existing cashflowing duplex with great tenants, and I live w/in earshot of, w a note ...

Terry Lao Another Hot housing forecast for 2019 by Realtor.com
25 January 2019 | 11 replies

Another housing forecast for 2019 by Realtor.com and time to make your predictions. The median national prediction is slowdown in sales of -2.0% and appreciation of 2.2%. All the top 10 cities beat the national averag...

Steven Paul College Student
31 May 2016 | 10 replies

I am very interested in real estate, it could be buying and selling vacant land, renal properties, anything of that nature and i was wondering as a college student what is the most profitable avenue to go down for inv...

Drew Papas Finding next location to buy Multi-Family
21 February 2017 | 8 replies

Hey guys,So I just purchased a multi-family property in the Waltham/Newton area.  Everything I had in the bank was used for the down-payment  Was wondering if anyone had any advice on where i should be looking to buy ...

Gary F. Lake Tahoe for Investing?
24 October 2023 | 11 replies

I've been talking with a couple of RE agents about possibly purchasing in South Lake Tahoe.  The prices are around $350 for a 3-4 bed/2baths SFR. These homes are within 4 miles of the main strip and casinos.  There's ...

Davion Malwah When did YOU get into REI?
22 August 2011 | 18 replies

At what age did you get into Real Estate Investing, and why?

If you could go back in time what would you have done different?

Lets hear them people!

Tim W. Invest for Cash Flow or Appreciation- Which do you favor more?
22 December 2024 | 7 replies

I was curious to get your thoughts on whether you invest in RE for Cash Flow or Appreciation? In an ideal world, we'd look to get both, but with today's higher interest rates and rising home values, it seems harder fo...