Hi All,I’ve been in the waterpoofing business for over 12 years and have been reading up a lot lately about REI. I live in Bay Area (Northern California) and planning on starting my real estate investment portfolio. C...

Hi all,Has anyone here ran a calculation of your return on equity?  To do so, you take the current cash flow and you divide that by equity you have in your RE. So your personal home has little to no ROE.  Right?  It i...

I own three single family rentals in Bend, Oregon that all cash flow pretty well and have good equity positions.  Bought in 2010, 2012 and 2013.  I now live in Denver but have strong convictions about growth in Bend. ...

I usually carry a Leatherman Juice in my bag and up until recently a Victorinox One-Handed Forester in my jean pocket. Well, I was stupid enough to take the knife to the airport and had to ditch it, so I got a Victori...

You always hear "buying a house is the best investment you can make" "Renting is like throwing your money away". What if everyone starts to listen and renting becomes a thing in the past? Now you're stuck with a prope...

Hi all,
I would love some advice on my specific situation. I’ve been interested in getting into real estate as a way to potentially have extra income and also have more of a safety net in retirement, either through ...

Do you have a college degree? If so, in what field?
Has that helped you in your real estate investing? Or do you think you could have done with out it?
I am a firm believer that our path in life has lead us where we...

A big dilemma we are dealing with it gentrification and what it means to us. We want to invest in our own neighborhood for many reasons. We want to be close to our houses. We love it here. We love the mix of middle cl...

Since yesterday a company called Nvidia is valued higher than Apple. Yes, you have read that correctly. 3 Trillion $ market cap. Nvidia is now the second biggest company in the US. Ask 10 random people today about Nvi...