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Jaden Adams Dropping out of college
17 December 2019 | 210 replies

I’m a 19 year old freshman in college studying architecture but I’m realizing I’m more interested in the business of buildings and not building them. There’s a real estate program here, but I’d be going 100+ thousand ...

David Lutz The Myth of Cashflow – and understanding how to reserve properly and model.
15 August 2024 | 86 replies

Let me start by saying I am all in on RE. I have an MBA, spent years learning about RE before I pulled the trigger. And when I did, I bought 5 houses worth over $1M in 18 months with only $100K of my own money. So I f...

Bradley Shuhart How much negative cash flow is too much
20 September 2023 | 147 replies

I have an opportunity to assume a loan at 2.5% in a HCOL SoCal community.  Even at that rate I will still be losing about $800-$1000 per month with a renter due to HOA & Mello Roos.  I'm ok with a negative cash fl...

Jay Hinrichs OK who has received all or most of their rent this month ?
11 October 2020 | 589 replies

I will start  my two rentals paid  one was actually 3 days early.. tenant works for the DOD in area 51 high level 100k plus 750s plus fico.A class rental in Vegasother tenant is in Mississippi my last Go zone house I ...

Quinton Slay Trying to help my girlfriend/ fiancee get the big picture
11 April 2018 | 287 replies

My girlfriend and I are trying to buy a 4 family home in Rhode Island. We want to live in a unit and rent the other three units (House hacking). My girlfriend seems to not understand why we need to house hack opposed ...

2 June, 2023
Finance Friday: Why I Spent $100K+ on My Four-Legged Friend

Pet insurance probably isn’t a top priority for you right now. Your budget might have health, car, and home insurance, but pet insurance? Is it really worth the cost? Today we talk to David, an engineer and part-time ...

23 April, 2024
Seeing Greene: Are Home Warranties Worth It & When to Pay Off Debt vs. Invest?

Should you pay off debt or invest? Many online financial gurus would tell you in a heartbeat that paying off debt is the number one priority…but is that always true? What if there was a way to pay off debt WHILE inves...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Michael Swan Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? If I Stay There Will Be Trouble
24 April 2018 | 240 replies

Why have you not sold, refinanced, or 1031 exchanged your pricey RE for more cash flow? I did and went from $50,000 cash flow to my current $120,000 cash flow and in 2 months moving to $160,000 cash flow.  Would you h...

Brandon Sturgill Petition for BP to Discontinue Wholesaling Discussions...
25 February 2017 | 311 replies

Given wholesaling is not a form of investing in real estate...perhaps licensee's and true investors should start thinking about a push to do away with related discussions...