Jasmine Bu
Hi! from Kansai, Japan
Hi,We've uprooted ourselves from down under Australia and plonked ourselves smack in the unlikeliest of places, Japan, at a 360 degree cultural turnaround.We arrived two months ago and have survived in a country that ...
Phil Damjanovic
Need advice on an owner finance offer
Hi all,
I bought a duplex for $60k back in May with the goal being to make a cash flow stream, but since the market here is hot this year I've decided to see if I can't sell it. I put it on the market about 3...
Jane S.
Would you rent your house to these freaks?
Would you rent to ...#1 asked her if she has a pet. She said yes, I asked what is the gender, she said it's a puppy! She also smokes.#2 He asked if there is a bathroom on both floors I said yes, why do you ask? He say...
Christian Austin
Renting in home market, while investing elsewhere
This thread was prompted by the discussion in "To buy or not to buy owner occupied multi-family in Boston suburbs" on continuing to rent in an poor investment home market while owning cash-flowing properties in a good...
Nick Liu
How to overcome economical downturn as landlord
To start off, this is question post, not a solution thread. I have been thinking and planning on deploying the BRRR strategy over the past few weeks. While meditating this morning (I'm trying out the miracle morning r...
Drew Bursey
Low Ball Offers: How Low Have you Gone?
Hello Everyone,
I was looking at some properties and the numbers (based on the price and current rent) don't work for a decent ROI greater than 8%.If the property was $20,000-$30,000 cheaper the numbers would work (8...
Jefferson Kim
China Cracks Down on Money Leaking Out of Its Borders (How Will You Cope?)
This is kind of an old article from August last year: http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-cracks-down-on-m...http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/artic..."I Surived Real Estate" video forum talked about its effe...
Jonathan B.
Northern New Jersey Multi-Family House Hack
After months of reading, listening and learning, my wife and I are ready to get our feet wet. We are a couple of late-20s full-time working stiffs who want to get started in the buy and hold space.Motivated by @Brando...
Jason Farr
Vancouver BC Area in a bubble?
My wife and I are currently living and renting in Edmonton AB, and looking to move to the greater Vancouver BC area to be closer to her family. I have visited a couple of times in the last month. The market is curr...
Keen C.
Japan RE - Minimizing Taxes while Building a Bigger Portfolio
Hi BP! I joined recently after hearing much about the forum. I'm an American based in Japan, and finally decided to take the plunge as a personal investor a couple months ago and acquired a 14 unit residential build...