In a book I was reading, the author made a point to say that calling yourself the "landlord" or "owner" of a rental property in front of a tenant can lead to some rather unfortunate scenarios. Rather, letting the tena...

So I have had many properties that I had put the typical 20% or 30% down on a 30 Year loan and had a Fixed payment with the bank.  When I had extra money or a large commission I would always put large amounts to the p...

There are many properties for sale in my region, but may not cash flow. Here is an example (remember that this is California)

$140k for 1,400 sq ft
3 bedroom, 2 bath
Rental rate = $1,250 a month

At 20% down, that w...

Hey everyone, so I have a duplex in round rock. I'm kinda nervous, I ran the numbers it seems ok but some feed back would be appreciated.So have it under contract for 180k, 20% down finanacing 135k @ 4.3% for 30yrs. I...

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...

Want to get the more experienced folks' opinion on something I'm thinking about....It's easy to increase cashflow with a greater downpayment / less leverage. However, is that really investing or something akin to buyi...

Hi BP!I've been heavily investing in RE for 2+ years and I often try to extrapolate the future based on my basic experience. The latest of those extrapolations is to calculate how much net rental income is needed to s...