Jason Schmidt
What is considered Financial Independence?
I was thinking - is financial independence acheived when you have enough property to produce rent that will cover all of your monthly expenses, and then have some to put aside in case something happens. Is this right...
Nathan Gesner
What is your Plan B?
The short-term rental industry is taking a hit, especially those AirBnB arbitrage folks. Even if the market recovers, this summer may still see large losses as people focus on getting back to work and paying bills. I ...
Steve Vaughan
A conventional mortgage bites the dust!
I have a goal of paying off at least one commercial (high hassle) mortgage and 2 higher rate residential mortgages this year, in 2017.So far - the commercial mortgage has been refinanced with a $61k cash-out, no point...
Dave Kennedy
Pending Hyper-Inflation (good read)
We have all talked about it on here since last year. I know many of us expect it with our countries balance sheet so out of wack, the fed would rather see a massive inflationary period because they can deal with it be...
Jun Wang
AC broken down on first day... is it always like this ?
My tenant is moving in today and I got an email from my PM that the AC is not working....Is this my bad luck or is it always like this on a rental ? The unit is about 5 years old and it was working great when I stay f...
Mariana Moldovanu
Newbie with questions!
Hi all! Just finished reading the "How to Invest in RE" book and want to build my "to do" lists and work through MINS (not trying to show off, just using the book terms for "reinforcement"). What are the MOST IMPORTAN...
Oren K.
Evaluating Laundry Room Proposals
Among other things, I am in the process of remodeling the laundry room in a 3 story, 39 unit property I purchased last year (25-2B & 14-1B = 64 Bedrooms). Currently, the building is set up with 3 laundry rooms, on...
Timothy Metra
Will the military take away from me as a real estate investor?
This is actually pretty funny, because I posted a forum and spoke of how hectic my schedule already is.For those of you who didn't see that, I'm 23 years old. I'm a contractor for a large aviation company and make pre...
Ron Averill
Have you ever regretted NOT buying a property?
There are lots of stories about buyer's remorse, but have you ever regretted NOT buying a property?If so, what caused you not to buy the property in the first place? And what did you realize later that made you regret...
Angelea Weihs
How to invest 200k in Washington State for highest cash flow?
Hello,My parents have recently asked me to become the POA and Representative Payee for my grandmother. My grandmother has been in an adult family home for the past two years out of necessity. Prior to the adult family...