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Tom Jensen Whole Life Insurance as a Foundation for Real Estate Investing
4 June 2024 | 221 replies

I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...

Adiel Gorel Will COVID-19 Cause a Recession?
9 October 2020 | 178 replies

As we all observe and fear the Coronavirus, we see many cities under “shelter-at-home” restrictions, and many “non-essential” businesses closing. Then on the other hand, the Fed lowered rates almost to zero, and mortg...

Shawn Ziegaus Why do a lot of people say stay away from property managers
19 October 2019 | 69 replies

I am new to real estate investing. So please forgive any wording that is incorrect in this post. But, a lot of people I have talked to say to stay away from property managers and mange the properties yourself. Yet on ...

Sarah D. Cost of painting vs DIY
20 February 2024 | 62 replies

It's 10pm. I'm about to start washing gross bathroom walls in the apartment we're renovating to prepare to sand and paint. I'm on BP because I don't want to do it...I see  people talk about hiring painters that can kn...

Julie Williams Travel nurses vs. long term tenants
2 May 2022 | 53 replies

Has anyone out there rented to both travel nurses and long term renters? Which was more profitable? Which was hardest to manage? I like the idea of renting to travel nurses, but there are always some landlords renting...

Jorge Leon Jr Rental real estate strategy with 3k monthly savings 15 year loans
17 September 2018 | 37 replies

I wanna pick some brains here...
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Im saving 3k monthly
I have 1 single home property on loan cashflowing 200$ after expenses on 15 year loan.... (self managed) ...My goal is to Be financially free 15 years down ...

Jed Butikofer No more mortgage payment, but not yet FI/RE: How should I utilize these funds in REI?
20 January 2025 | 37 replies

Hi Everyone!
I recently started with a new company that is paying for my housing, vehicle, and fuel. This has freed up my income substantially from where I was working previously. Looking for thoughts and suggestions...

Philip Abbey Paying off debt vs. investing in real estate
26 July 2021 | 67 replies

Hey everyone, I am wondering if it makes more sense to pay off existing debt first such as student loans credit card and car debt, or to save up instead to put a down payment on a rental property to bring in passive i...

Andrew Neal Anyone Buying Class-A Single Family Homes?
27 June 2019 | 91 replies

I'm just curious as to who in here is buying more of the Class-A type single family rentals? After listening to the Tim Shiner episode it got me thinking. A lot of people talk of buying the 30-50K home in Memphis or w...

Michael Shuster 10 Reasons People are Successful in Business
19 February 2009 | 75 replies

My colleague Nick Ikonomou and I share some common beliefs about the traits which are found in virtually every successful person - especially in real estate investing. Nick shared them with his friends, and I am now d...