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Keith Bloemendaal Question About Reinvesting: Pay down mortgage(s) or save for next deal
2 December 2014 | 63 replies

Often I have seen advice given to always reinvest off the properties you are acquiring, my simple question would be (and there may not be an easy answer) would you take cash flow and pay down mortgage(s) so you could ...

Andrew O. Does owning RE question your sanity?
6 April 2024 | 45 replies

Good afternoon,I was just curious how everyone handles the stress of owning rental properties?  Owning RE sucks.  I own and manage 20 units all on my own while working full time with a family.  This past year has been...

Diana Teng Should I Buy My First Rental Property Out-of-State If I'm Unable to Scout the Area?
5 February 2025 | 56 replies

Hi all,
I think my question above is pretty direct.
I'm interested to buy my first rental property, and after doing a brief search I see that there are quite a number of places out-of-state (I live in NY state)  tha...

Peter Vekselman Success Rate in Real Estate...Shockingly Low
19 October 2023 | 203 replies

If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing?  Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...

Phillip S. GC says "You're a waste of my time"
9 June 2021 | 154 replies

Needless to say I'm not having beginner's luck when it comes to connecting with a general contractor.  I have attempted to contact 3 different GCs thus far and only heard back from one.  The one that responded pretty ...

Jonathan Yeh What would YOU do if you have a large sum of money?
11 January 2020 | 159 replies

I've been thinking what people would do (or rather, what's the best thing to do) when they receive a lump sum of money for whatever reason.
Would you...
1. Pay off your primary residence (90-100%), and invest the re...

Brian Burke Syndication Investing During a Recession
31 January 2022 | 248 replies

Investing in real estate during a recession makes many people feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. For others, it’s an exciting opportunity.
In my 30 years of real estate investing, I’ve see...

Matt Cramer Can Rich Dad Poor Dad beat up Dave Ramsey?
26 December 2016 | 151 replies

To borrow or not to borrow, debt free is the way to be etc etc etc. The way I see this is a risk vs reward. How do you decide though where the risk is to great or the reward to little? How do you decide to purchase a ...

Kalen Jordan Why do most syndications sell instead of long term hold?
19 June 2020 | 71 replies

Seems like pretty much all the syndications I've seen recently exit within a short number of years - I'm curious why they don't hold long term?

Account Closed Why So Called Wholesaling is not an sustainable business model
4 November 2022 | 84 replies

The truth about wholesaling real estate needs to be finally told from a real estate pro like myself with almost 40yrs in the real estate business with buying and selling properties all over Northern & Southern Cal...