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Economic Update
(Labor Day Edition)
This crazy bizarre year will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the most challenging times of our lives. A worldwide pandemic, social distancing, facemasks, a recession, histori...
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Robert Kiyosaki recently had a podcast with Ken McElroy and talked about how the RE market seems to be topping off. They talked about different asset classes to invest in (RE, the stock market, commodities, and busine...
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Hello, a family applied to rent my house. They are great and have "5 Pomeranians. All shots are up to date and they are seniors."The dogs have been living in their house (which they are selling) and things are under c...
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I am purchasing a home in Wisconsin and offering it for rent. I have had a veteran ask me if I would be interested in offering this home as a Veterans home? It sounds interesting to me and would like to entertain this...
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Okay, let me start with a real live example of what I’m talking about. Then I’ll give you my take. The year was 1976. The parents of a good friend of mine were doing pretty well financially, and decided to buy a mu...
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Hey everyone,My wife and I recently moved to Kansas City, KS and are partnering with investors to acquire multifamily properties in the area. We have an idea of what types of properties we want to go after and the num...
Hello everyone, I have a question that pertains to getting the right insurance. I'm sure many investors who first started out had hire their friends, family and day laborer from craigslist or home depot because its ch...
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Hey everyone, I'm moving to the Madison, AL area and looking to buy my first home to live in and house hack. I currently have two other properties in NY, one that was bought with a conventional loan, and the other was...
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So back in 2018, I decided to purchase property out of state since I couldn't afford the property in SoCal. I chose Ohio as a market and started looking for property.The first deal I found was a 3-unit for $100k. Mark...
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So if anybody is looking for a super easy way to lose money here's my suggestion. Buy a property in the South side of Chicago and wait.
With enough time, the tenants will stop paying rent, destroy the place, and then...