John Thedford
Where Can I Get An Investment Earning 7% Per Year? NOWHERE?
I'm 65 and looking to retire this year. Where can I find safe investments that will give me an annual return of 5% to 7% in retirement? --Gary, Pennsylvania The short answer is nowhere, assuming that by safe you mean ...
Andreas Mueller
On Tap This Week - Housing Inventory Data Deep Dive
Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, from one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, TN.
Today...
Candace Ellison
What questions should I ask contractors?
I am in the process of getting cash out of two of my rentals. I am have been driving for dollars and located a few properties that I would like to buy to flip. So far, I have gotten one call back from a motivated sell...
Susan O.
Parking money in Slower Markets - Mid West, South, high CoC cap?
Is anyone doing 1031 exchanges out of markets like San Diego, San Francisco, NYC, Boston and just parking money in slower markets? Or sub markets with higher cap rates?What are all your thoughts on just parking money ...
Taylor Jennings
DEAL-BREAKER!: Mortgage rate increase THREATENS BOOM!
So the 30yr mortgage rate went from 3.93% to 4.46% over the weekend! Holy cow!
Could that be the reason Mortgage rate applications fell 3%?
It would make sense!
How do you feel this will affect REI? Buying and Hol...
Henry Clark
Investor investment trajectory
Would like some perspective. Not all of us are at the same point in our investment career or hitting our number, so realize there are many “right” answers.
We are starting to plane down in our investments. Looking ...
Nick R.
How to fix this leaking spigot
It's leaking whenever the water is turned on and I have a pic below to illustrate the leak. I'm wondering if there is any type of bonding cement/sealant I could use to patch the leak as opposed to having to replacing ...
Sanjeev Advani
Landlord In Chief - America's Highest Rank Landlord
Donald Trump was just elected president in one of the most dividing elections in recent history. The country has shown its divide, and now will have to grow together, and Trump seems to think that we should start our...
Jason Malabute
MY THOUGHTS ON SILICON VALLEY BANK COLLAPSE
The following are my thoughts on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and any thoughts of upcoming bailouts. As an advocate for responsible financial practices, I believe that the government should not bail out banks t...
Kevin Blanchard
How I made money and did good at the same time
I wanted to take a moment to describe how I raised hundreds of thousand dollars, developed over 100 units with OPM (other people’s money) and feel good about it.I am a circumspect introvert and often get trapped by my...