You often hear syndicators say: we're looking at a minimum 20% return or 15%IRR. Things like that. For the sake of curiosity, I'm wondering what factors influence those required returns. Stock market volatily? 10Y tre...

I'm trying to reframe the question from too much of the gloom and doom talk, and looking for an informal poll about the way forward. My belief is that anyone analyzing their market needs to look slightly to the future...

Prices are just so expensive here that nothing really seems to make sense for me to buy. You’d be lucky if you break even in terms of cash flow and cap rates are just above what my online CDs are giving me. I want a d...

Folks,
Just wanted to give everybody a heads up on what can happen with online crowdfunding real estate sites.I have invested with Fund That Flip (FTF) for the past 2 years.  I invested in 11 of their projects, each ...

To me a "cash offer" doesn't necessarily mean all cash, it simply means that I'm waiving the typical financing contingency clause and also not making the seller pay any portion of points towards a mortgage.  It's a mo...

Hello everyone,
I'm relatively new to real estate investing and I'm looking for some advice from you experienced investors please. My personal goal is to generate as much cash flow as possible so I can reach FIRE sta...

I am negotiating the purchase of a well located home on the SF peninsula. As it stands, it is a 2BR 1.5BA, 1,020SF home on a 5,000 SF lot. It is currently a rental that needs some TLC.Purchase price will be approx. ...

I have seen several articles claiming that the deductibility of interest for your primary residence is on the chopping block to close our budget gap.

Does anyone know what is happening with this? Who is pushing th...