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Scott E. Preparing to capitalize on the next market collapse
3 August 2023 | 71 replies

Every day I spend some time in the morning getting up to speed on the latest state of the real estate market by reading various news outlets, listening to economists, looking at data around inflation/inventory/rates, ...

Jason Varney 50% rule: How much vacancy factored in?
17 October 2013 | 8 replies

Hi all,

When analyzing a deal quickly before going into the actual numbers, the 50% rule is a good starting point. My question is, how much of a vacancy factor is allocated in this 50%? 10%? More? How would y...

Jonathan Greene 5 Tips To Create A Real Wholesaling Business And Not a Chop Shop
2 July 2024 | 108 replies

I am generally not a fan of wholesalers. I find the majority of them to have low repair costs and high ARV. I see way too much daisy chaining. But...the good ones are fantastic. The good ones use some or all of these ...

TJ Walker How to rationally select a long-distance market for investing?
10 January 2018 | 70 replies

I live in Long Island, NY, where hideous shacks cost half a million and only rent for $2000 a month, so I am excited about investing long distance. (My first investment duplex in NY metro is cashflow negative-I hadn't...

Eric N. How do you do Seller Financing/Sub2 and comply with Dodd Frank/Safe Act ?
23 December 2024 | 46 replies

There are a lot of investors who do seller financing and I would like to sell some of the properties I acquire under my own financing terms as well. My question is: how do you do that and comply with Dodd Frank, which...

Khouri Rice Need some advice
6 September 2013 | 11 replies

Hello BP, I am looking for some advice, I am a little stuck as to what my best course of action for my first purchase might be...(my long term goal is to build a portfolio of buy and hold rentals, while doing a few fl...

Matt B. Why is everyone against paying for a seminar?
4 February 2014 | 186 replies

Please read my post before answering willy nilly, but I was wondering why is everyone here so against paying for real estate educational information?

I will preface to say that there are quite a few hucksters...

Kalen Jordan Why do most syndications sell instead of long term hold?
19 June 2020 | 71 replies

Seems like pretty much all the syndications I've seen recently exit within a short number of years - I'm curious why they don't hold long term?

Thuy Pham-Satrappe Do you invest in high crime areas?
19 February 2024 | 145 replies

For those of you who actively choose to invest in high crime areas, what do you make sure to factor into your numbers? -higher vacancy-higher possibility of turnover -hiring a property management company with skill an...

John McKee Is anyone using all interest loans as a strategy?
26 January 2023 | 83 replies

I'm trying to retrain my brain on this kind of product compared to the traditional Principal and Interest.  My thought is why wouldn't I do an all interest 10 year loan at 4.99%?  Prepayment penalty is only the first ...