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Eduardo Barcena jr Rent to Retirement?
15 January 2024 | 103 replies

Does anyone have any experience working with Rent to Retirement? I have been looking into it because they’re a frequent sponsor on the podcasts and wanted to get some feedback. Thanks!

Todd Fry Morris Invest Review (after 8 months of ownership)
12 July 2023 | 211 replies

I have written this review to give any prospective Morris Invest clients an idea of what they are getting into.My experience has been decidedly negative.BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front):Unfortunately in my experience, I di...

Account Closed How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
13 January 2021 | 243 replies

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...

Colleen Prescott Should I not invest out of state?
3 November 2018 | 141 replies

I just got a Bigger Pockets email with an article about all the reasons I should not invest out of state. I live in the SF Bay Area and can not afford to buy in state and that article scares the s*^+ out of me.

If I ...

Justin Goodin 60 of the 100 largest U.S. cities now negative rent growth
3 February 2024 | 86 replies

60 of the 100 largest U.S. cities now negative rent growth, according to Apartment List.Here's the list:1. Oakland, CA -9.3%2. Huntsville, AL -5.7%3. Atlanta, GA -5.6%4. Austin, TX -5.4%5. Portland, OR -5.4%6. St. Lou...

James H. Are car loans really that bad?
7 March 2013 | 59 replies

I recently posted some questions regarding financial strategy involving car loan debt, student loand debt, mortgage debt and cash for new acquisitions.

There is a strong contingency of folks that claim you should nev...

Taylor Stamm Using Rooftop Solar Panel Systems to Increase Cash Flow
23 January 2020 | 70 replies

Hello BP, has anyone had any experience installing rooftop solar panel systems to their rentals and charging tenants for the energy usage in order to increase cash flow? How did this work out for you? If you have not ...

Marcus Auerbach What they don't tell you about cheap rental properties
14 May 2023 | 102 replies

It all sounds so perfect: you can buy a house for cheap, have someone else fix it up for you and then rent it out for great cash flow. You run the numbers (on a BP calculator, they are really good BTW), you read the f...

Joey Copper Why Self Managing Investment Properties is CRAZY
31 August 2021 | 216 replies

One funny thing about people is that while we are almost always well intentioned, we seem to do a lot of things that are just plain crazy. I, for example, still prefer to eat my oranges by dissecting each into their i...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...