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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...
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Snow balling vs 15 year notes on rental properties....? Have any of you ran the numbers to see which is a better strategy on paying down the loans on your properties? We currently have 2 rental properties, one a 4 pl...
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I’ve been doing a lot of research lately and I wanted to share with you guys what I have found about the correlation between unemployment, delinquencies and housing prices. During the 2008 housing crisis the housing ...
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Need some feedback on a deal we're under contract with in Jersey City. We actually went to contract just before the pandemic hit the area. Since then, we requested a 75 day extension on our due diligence, and the sel...
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I am thinking about buying single family homes in a C class area. I have found $20-30k homes, that I would pay cash for. These areas generally rent $500-800/month. I would be cash flowing 2% or greater. They aren'...
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If there was one golden nugget; one tip, you could give that would aid in the long term success of a new real estate investor, what would it be?
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I have been on the forums for awhile now and after some thought I have been thinking about this strategy. I would love feedback.In my state (RI) homes are about 180k on avg. Of course prices vary based on area. But e...
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Not meant to offend the property managers out there - I know the good ones exist. However, a common theme I've seen is how hard it is to find a good, reliable property manager that makes the money you spend on them wo...
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I am here trying to get started on the path of real estate and am finding that everyone I talk to (minus people on BP) are almost trying to push me away from the real estate world. Comments like "being a landlord suck...