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Will Spruill Cleveland OH investing?
24 February 2018 | 272 replies

I'd like to hear from anyone investing or invested in the Cleveland rental market. I'm looking into purchasing a duplex or two in the Cleveland area for long term rentals.

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...

Will Barnard The Truth about Wholesaling!
6 July 2022 | 911 replies

There are so many people and companies out there who claim to be wholesalers and many more newbies who claim to want to start out in wholesaling as a means to get started in the biz.
Let me tell you about a recent ex...

Diane G. If you are buying when unemployment is 4%, you are buying trouble
11 October 2017 | 192 replies

I googled the unemployment history of US, and here is the chart... Out of the past 65 years, maybe 10 saw unemployment at around 4%....All other 55 years were higher.... If you are buying RE in today's enviroment when...

Desiny Smith 50k Rehab Grant - Albany, NY
20 October 2023 | 2 replies

Per the Vacant Building Rehabilitation Grant buyers of vacant buildings can be granted up to $50,000 towards rehabilitation in Albany, NY. In exchange, half of the units (assuming it is a multi family) must be afforda...

Account Closed How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
13 January 2021 | 243 replies

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...

J Scott Controlling Your Appraisals
3 April 2024 | 83 replies

Vikram and others brought up an interesting topic in another thread, and because it was buried pretty deep in there, I wanted to break it out into a new thread. The discussion was about how you go about getting your ...

Amit M. Why appreciation matters in the SF/Bay Area
13 May 2016 | 168 replies

check out this interpretation of the case-shiller index over the last 30 years. Basically several huge, long run ups, and a few short, minor corrections. Tricky and challenging to get in, but this is how you make the ...

Ben Leybovich CLOSED on a 98-unit TODAY!
19 May 2020 | 248 replies

So, we had another thread going for a couple of weeks here. And this is not yet a success story, since a lot of work needs to be done to make it a success. But, today, @Sam Grooms and I closed on this 98-unit in Phoen...

Kevin Hill This is Not the Real Estate Environment for Rookie Investors
28 October 2021 | 163 replies

I don't want to announce the sky is falling and be a Debbie Downer, but in my opinion, now is NOT the time to be investing in real estate for rookie investors, especially flips. I keep seeing a lot of posts from newbi...