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Will Barnard Validate the 50% rule
11 February 2016 | 141 replies

It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...

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...

Juan Rango Rental properties seem worse than traditional investments
22 October 2017 | 110 replies

As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea.  This too...

Bryan Miller Borrower about to loose house - Creative Financing Ideas Needed
4 December 2017 | 45 replies

So I received a call for help on this scenario.   Trying to figure out how it could work. Borrower faces foreclosure sale next week.  He needs $19,000 to bring his first position loan current.   He is living in the ho...

Gary West Need Financial Math Guru to Help Set Goals
13 March 2014 | 42 replies

Hello All,

I need someone who is strong in math and or spreadsheets to help me with goal setting.

Here is the situation: I want to own (free and clear) 15 properties as soon as possible.

The first one will paid...

Sean Sloop BRRRR Success AND Failure - Lessons Learned in 2019
21 January 2022 | 102 replies

Hi All, Just wanted to post my experience with BRRRR method. I invested in Lansing, MI. I am originally from Grand Rapids, MI and currently live out of state in MN. Below is my 2019 experience jumping into real estate...

Alfred Swindell real or fake josh cantwell,cody sperber scott yancey
11 July 2016 | 44 replies

BEFORE I FORK OVER MY HARD MONEY I WANT TO KNOW IF THESE PEOPLE ARE REAL OR ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO GET MONEY FROM US SOMEBODY TELL ME WHO IS REAL AND SHOULD I INVEST IN HOUSE FLIPPING

Jordan Lucas Real estate agent at 18
20 May 2019 | 92 replies

Hey, I am currently a 16 year old sophomore in high school. My passion is real estate, I buy books on investing, watch youtube videos about it all day, got a job at McDonald’s to learn how to interact with people bett...

Bryan Hancock Using Futures Contracts To Hedge ARMs
18 February 2020 | 48 replies

Has anyone out there in creative land used futures contracts to hedge interest rate risk on your ARM? I am wondering what futures to use for commercial loans with floaters past year 5 or so. Selling eurodollar futur...

Rodger Curbelo What would you do? 575 Credit. 20k in Savings, ready to buy.
1 November 2020 | 62 replies

Context: I have bad credit. My fiancée has good credit. I have proof of income. She doesn’t work. We have 20k in savings, we’re ready to buy. Question: What would you do? How would you actually go about making this ha...