Benjamin Sussman
When does overleverage get you in trouble?
I’ve heard that people lose everything when they’re overleveraged. When would you say people lose their shirt in RE investing, when debt to equity ratios are to high or when their debt to cash reserve ratios are too h...
Erica Payne
A shout out from the 'burgh
As of April 2016, I am new to this game. I currently am a social worker, working with families throughout 2 counties in western PA. I love my job, but can't stand the paycheck! That's why I'm excited to start in real ...
Michael Ealy
Joint Venture & How to Buy More Apartments - Actual Experience
As I mentioned in a separate post, I have no problem with deal flow. I have established a reputation and track record as a successful apartment owner-operator and brokers know if I make an offer, it's as good as done....
Peter G.
1,000 rental houses does this seem reasonable?
Hi BPM(Big Pocket Members)!
I have a thought I'd like to run by you all to see if you think it's actually doable.
I have a goal of having 1,000 rental property's here in Oklahoma in the next 25 years.
Here's the...
Kenneth LaVoie
Actual return on investment various pre payment strategies
I know conventional wisdom says "if you pre pay a mortgage, your ROI is whatever the interest rate on the mortgage is". but I KNOW there was an article here that I've since lost track of that showed it's NOT the case....
William C
Cash Out Refinancing Help - Need Banks/Lenders
I own two investment properties free and clear, one in Scranton and one in Lancaster. I am looking for banks/lenders that meet this criteria in a cash-out refinancing for free and clear investment properties:
- LTV% ...
Steven J.
What's your strategy for Cash Flow 101?
@Ben Leybovich had a recent article regarding financial statements based off of Robert Kiyosaki's Cash Flow 101 game. He insisted everyone needs to have their own financial statement and play it in the game. (Its ...
Jack B.
Keep existing portfolio or keep growing it?
Thing is, continuing to grow the portfolio is risky. Keeping what I have with all that equity in there currently is a lot less risky. What say ye?
Not that long ago my net worth hit 5 million. I don't own a hundreds ...
Abhishek Joshi
Buying an investment SFH in SF or Berkeley or South Bay
Hello all, I am a newbie to this site, and have been a landlord renting out our condo for the past decade. We were thinking of expanding our real estate portfolio, and were wondering if this is a good time to buy a SF...
Account Closed
How to vet syndicators
For those of you who invest with syndicators, what is your vetting process? Analyzing a deal seems pretty straightforward to me, vetting a syndicator, not so much.