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Account Closed How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
13 January 2021 | 243 replies

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...

Jason Ridout What value do you put on your image?
10 February 2020 | 74 replies

I worked in the automotive repair industry for over 15 years where my image was not of major relevance. Employees wore coveralls and had no personal dealings with the public. You don't need to look like a rockstar to ...

Alicia Marks QOTW: If you had an average income, but don't want to househack..
3 July 2022 | 87 replies

Welcome to our question of the week! This is based of a Facebook discussion about wanting to hear more average income earners accomplishing their real estate goals. If someone wants to get started in becoming a real e...

Account Closed Due On Sale Being Called!!
13 January 2025 | 41 replies

I did a loan assumption that is currently a GIANT pain in the ass. I’m here to share my story for whatever that’s worth.
Over a year ago I did a wrap around mortgage on a place here in Phoenix at 3.5% over 27 years. ...

Russell Redford Sceptical Wife, Who Asked for Reassurance Before Investing
23 March 2019 | 45 replies

I am very excited to get started investing. I currently am in a job I dislike, with little opportunities for advancement. We dont want me to work until I'm dead. I've done my due diligence, but my wife is very sceptic...

Jay B. Chicago tenants refusing to answer messages about rent payments??
3 June 2020 | 63 replies

So I haven't heard from my tenants in 1 month. I'm a long distance real estate investor and my PM company has called, texted, e-mailed, sent out smoke signals but tenants are still refusing to answer. They initially s...

Rodrigo Serzedello Anybody there investing in San Diego? Should I go somewhere else?
21 September 2020 | 39 replies

I'm new in the real estate and I have never done it before, but got around 200k to start investing and generating some monthly cashflow. I've been learning that over here (SD) is terrible to get some cashflow but its ...

Travis Cannon Is 1500 enough to start in real estate?
23 May 2020 | 89 replies

Hello everyone. I am 20 years old and am trying to start investing and learning about it now. I graduate from college next year and would like to live below my means and invest. I have 1500 saved up and don’t know wha...

Noah Gregory Are you getting new tenants during COVID pandemic?
13 May 2020 | 100 replies

I was planning on buying my first property to house hack in the upcoming fall 2020. Due to the COVID pandemic, some peers and I are unsure if we can count on quickly finding new tenants. What is your experience? I'm i...

Collin Hays Lawsuit time! A reminder about risk management for your STR
28 October 2022 | 49 replies

This occurred on Sunday.  Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away.  A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...