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Joe Rodriguez Real Estate License or Not
31 January 2008 | 16 replies

Hello,

I am new to investing and needed some advice, I have been learning about investing in real estate through books and seminars and my goal is to buy my first income property this coming year. I took some classes...

Chris Holmes Not Convinced RE Investing Is Worth It
15 April 2024 | 12 replies

New here, but have been reading the forums for several months as I consider real estate investing, but am having a hard time convincing my spouse the potential "hassle" of a poor tenant is worth the benefits.
Our sit...

Mike Holmes How can I go wrong? ( retiring early )
1 September 2014 | 16 replies

Experienced investors, please explain if I'm being unrealistic.I'm middle aged, and my home is mortgage free. I also have 3 rental houses in Las Vegas, which I purchased at the ideal time a few years ago. Those are ...

Prabhjot Khinda Cold calling vs direct mail
19 January 2019 | 17 replies

I have noticed that direct mail is not nearly as responsive as it used to be back in 2015 and before. Atleast for me it hasn’t been and I have heard from others as well. Meanwhile, cold calling is a great marketing te...

Curtis M. Real estate investing as a licensed realtor
15 January 2020 | 13 replies

I’m a real estate investor in Knoxville, both flips and rentals. I decided recently to become a licensed affiliate broker in the state of Tennessee to have faster access to listings, comps, get in doors, etc.. I’ve a...

Jeff Lee Online Payment Services/Help Tenant Build Credit
21 December 2015 | 26 replies

Does anyone have any experience with online rent payment services that claim to help tenants build their credit? This is what I've found so far and I'm trying to find one with the lowest cost for both landlord and ten...

Paul Sanders HOA CC&R's written in 1998 now being used to prevent STR's, what to do?
11 November 2024 | 7 replies

I purchased a property in an area with an HOA in 2020 in a ski town with the intent to build a home on it to live in during retirement (15 years away) and rent until then using it occasionally when not rented to cover...

Jared Michael Rollins Rent increases vs owning personal residence
20 August 2019 | 9 replies

Hello all,
I am trying to get my wife to understand the benefits of renting over owning. She works in retail management. She was also a business major in college so I think she sees things in a more “traditional” man...

Neal Z. Direct Bookings vs. Airbnb/VRBO: Change My Mind
24 January 2024 | 9 replies

I've been contemplating the potential benefits of focusing on direct bookings for my vacation rental properties, as opposed to relying primarily on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. Historically, 95% of my business has ...

David C. SDIRA experience - is it really worth the hype?
6 August 2021 | 17 replies

I have been looking opening a SDIRA.  I have read/heard many tout the overall benefits and flexibility of using an SDIRA, but when I looked into it a little more, the SDIRA seemed to lose its luster with several restr...