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Tom Goans The numbers may look good, but it is a terrible investment.
1 July 2013 | 24 replies

My opinion, what is yours?

If you have difficulty renting or selling, great numbers are meaningless. The numbers may look good, but it is a terrible investment.

Many times, I have been presented with investment oppo...

Andy W. Do potential tenants balk at screening costs?
21 January 2016 | 60 replies

I'm preparing to show an apartment to several potential tenants tonight and I'd like to run credit/background checks on anyone who applies.From the services I've explored, it seems your average suite of reports comes ...

Marquis W. Using bankruptcy strategically to aquire more real estate
17 August 2016 | 44 replies

I keep hearing about how the rich file bankruptcy not because they are in trouble but as a strategic way to build more wealth. For example Donald Trump, Rich Dad's Robert Kiyosaki, 50 cent, Henry Ford even Walt Disney...

Michael Wade Tenants' side of duplex won't stay warm in MN wint
12 June 2023 | 31 replies

Hi all,First-time homeowner (duplex) with first-time problems. Looking for advice on either heating or tenant-relations.I bought an up-down duplex in Minnesota in March of this year and moved into one unit, renting th...

Annette Hibbler Are the rich the "greedy" ones?
1 June 2015 | 40 replies

I'm reading a book by Robert Kyosaki entitled, "Why A Students Work For C Students and B Students Work For the Government". I agree with most of his views of our public school system, the dangers of an entitlement so...

Matt Hendrickson Am I leveraged too much?
22 August 2018 | 45 replies

I'm struggling to know when I'm ready to make my next move and purchase more real estate. I currently own two properties. It has been almost one year (August 1st) since I purchased my first property. I then purchased ...

Huy Thai CAUTION: POSSIBLE SCAM
22 February 2018 | 29 replies

Hello BP,I wanted to share with you a possible scam I've noticed in the Houston market (could be others too).  I have multiple properties vacant and have received calls from interested parties naturally. I showed one ...

Joe Kim Rental Arbitrage -how to do airbnb without BUYING
26 November 2019 | 96 replies

Lots of people have asked me how to start doing a "Rental Arbitrage" in STR (short term rentals - Airbnb is most popular but VRBO is another way).Rental arbitrage is you as the investor rents a home and becomes the te...

Toyin Dawodu SKIN IN THE GAME- WHAT SKIN?
18 January 2016 | 140 replies

As the number of investors swell, so do the number of "so called hard money lenders" Since the recession, a lot of hard money lenders, or as I will call them, "pretend hard money lenders" ask you this question. How mu...