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K S. My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
10 December 2023 | 289 replies

A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...

Mian Rizwan Noncollateral loan - too good to be true ?
6 August 2021 | 76 replies

Came across a non collateral loan offer ( work as a physician and got a letter from a firm offering 50 K -200k for personal / professional use). Was Offerred rates of 5-6.5% after few phone calls, with early return pe...

Joshua Dorkin Stop Paying the Mortgage and Get Bailed Out Too!
8 November 2008 | 79 replies

Lets see how much thought is going to go into this housing / bank bailout . . . frankly, I'm starting to think that the move to make is to stop paying the mortgage so I can:

a) Get "bailed out"
b) Renegotiate my loa...

Jaron Walling I'm 33 and don't want to go to work
17 January 2020 | 99 replies

I’m 33 and a millennial, I want to be a full time real estate investor one day (residential real estate). When I turn 34 I wanna get my real estate license so I can learn more and find deals. What do you guys think? 

Russell Brazil Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful
3 November 2021 | 72 replies

Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful – A Lesson From The Financial Crisis
“Be fearful when others are greedy; be greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett
There is a lot of fear in the market place right now. T...

Matthew McNeil Rent Strike Will Become Psychological Nemesis
20 April 2020 | 53 replies

I’ve read a few articles reporting that the idea of Rent Strike(s) is gaining momentum. Apparently, advocates have moved past a request seeking deferred payments, or other options, to simply demanding that rent be wai...

Wendell De Guzman How to Get Money For Your First Deal
11 August 2017 | 118 replies

As an experienced real estate investor and now also a private lender, I often get asked the question: "If I am a newbie and lenders don't want to lend to newbies, how can I get money for my first deal?"

Looki...

Carlo Michelotti W-9s & 1099s: How do I pay contractors "under the table"?
3 April 2019 | 56 replies

I've have guys doing rehab work without a contract, and I pay them with checks out of a business account. They're licensed, but this is "side-work" for them. They do good work and don't charge a lot, so I thought ever...

Nathan Gesner Are wholesalers dishonest? Illegal?
23 September 2020 | 37 replies

I'm looking at wholesaler contracts and they appear to be dishonest, possibly even illegal. Am I missing something?I'm talking to someone that is interested in wholesaling. I'm reading up on it and trying to refresh m...

Rachel Ararasato New investor in Hawaii
21 June 2019 | 28 replies

Aloha all I am trying to learn more about real estate. I live in Hawaii and with the economy here it feels impossible to buy and turn a profit in this market. Has anyone had any success? Please share your story