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Results (194)
James NA “ DEALS” that absolutely are not deals for the investor buyer
21 February 2024 | 27 replies

I learned and evolved in a different real estate universe.The rules we were taught and lived by… were the SAME rules that ALL of the REIAs  and ALL of the Mentors espoused.1) DONT BUY A PROPERTY THAT HAS LESS THAN 25%...

Account Closed Choosing Massachusetts or Rhode Island? (Boston vs Providence)
5 September 2016 | 22 replies

Hi everyone. I grew up in East Providence, RI and currently live in Medford, MA. I, like most investors, am trying to maximize my return, minimize my risk, and grow my business. However, I am having an issue with deci...

Scott Mac Your Cash Flow During This Virus Crisis and After
22 March 2020 | 19 replies

78% of American Workers are living paycheck to paycheck (and the 22% who are not are probably not renting).
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/01/11/live-paycheck-to-paycheck-government-shutdown/#7977e25c...

Vladimir Barman Does direct mail marketing still works???
22 September 2022 | 7 replies

Hello guys! Im a rehab and sell investor in NYC...before pandemic I have been buying properties from the auction in court but now it has been closed and no one knows when it will open again So I want to start marketin...

N/A N/A Got off the fence & bought 3! Now trouble looms.
17 May 2007 | 22 replies

Now its a year later & I have DEppreciation on 2 of them & negative cash flow on ALL of them although all 3 are rented!

I made the typical newbie mistakes of thinking prices would continue to rise & not ...

Vincent G. How to deny qualified applicants?
26 October 2019 | 23 replies

Can someone please share experiences of denying qualified applicants? If there are multiple applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, how do we take the preferred one and deny the rest applicants the right way?

Scott Trench "Preferred Equity" = "Second Position Lending" And Should Be Compensated Accordingly
18 November 2023 | 6 replies

When a syndication or fund wants to buy an apartment building, for, let's say $10M, they have two basic options to finance it: 
- Debt
- Or Equity
Equity is expensive, as investors demand high returns. It takes on ...

Shiloh Lundahl Is BUYING in a GOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT even that important anymore?
5 June 2019 | 84 replies

The reason for this post is because I often read other investors post about looking for a property in an area where they have good schools. We did that. We bought a home in Burbank, California, a very expensive suburb...

Kyle Howard What are the benefits in buying inner city distressed properties?
14 June 2019 | 15 replies

I’m currently in the Baltimore market and looking for some of the benefits to buying in the hood. There’s a large inventory of properties and higher cap rates plus we’ve seen what happened in philly and I definitely d...