Isaac Gwin
Worried I won’t be able to get in the market
So we all know the market is crazy right now - i don’t know much, read a couple books and have more I want to read. One year from graduating college. I keep seeing stuff over and over saying we’re due for a correction...
Troy Scottaline
Young professional wanting a life change
Hello! I'm excited to be posting this morning. I am a husband and father of 2 young kids (soon to be 3). I am also a doctor which brings in a nice income. What I am finding however, is that even though we make "good m...
Nicholas Pedrick
What are the pro's for purchasing Turn-key rental properties?
I'm looking to start investing in properties this year. I find myself leaning towards properties that I can rehab on some level to ultimately gain more equity overall. However, I see a lot of experienced investors b...
Clayton W McGehee
High growth potential investments?
Hi, I currently put 600-1000$ a month into a fairly safe 5% interest bearing account and I want to start putting about 100$ a month into something that is more high risk/high reward as well. I am considering doing thi...
Roy Williams
Real Estate Professional - IRS Audit
Hi Folks,
Our friends at the IRS are auditing my 2009 return, mostly because of my real estate professional designation.
I have a full time job and the rentals take up all of the rest of my time and I easily spend mo...
Gene D.
hold or sell and reinvest
Hello everyone, thanks for taking the time to read this.I have a condo that currently can sell for ~ $700k, originally purchased for ~$500k, 30 yr fixed at 4.625, currently rented for $2,800. All other monthly expens...
Julia Stroud
Thoughts & experiences on overseas investing for new REIs?
Hi everyone! I've searched the forums for this topic but haven't found anything really from more recently than about 5 years ago. I am a new investor living in the US. My ultimate goal is to own properties in the US, ...
Seung Oh
HELP I live in California
Hi everyone,
I need some advice! I am nurse in California and I worked pretty hard to save a down payment for a house in the bay area. I am pretty close to saving up for that 200k down payment for a million dollar h...
Brad Gibson
Impact of Ending $600 Federal Unemployment Supplement
With the end of the federal supplemental unemployment benefits ($600 per week) in July, will we see huge increases in missed rent payments in Sept?While many here have anecdotally reported that they are collecting ren...
Alex Silang
How do RE empires typically collapse?
1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it
2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.
I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.