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Michael Shuster 10 Reasons People are Successful in Business
19 February 2009 | 75 replies

My colleague Nick Ikonomou and I share some common beliefs about the traits which are found in virtually every successful person - especially in real estate investing. Nick shared them with his friends, and I am now d...

Sharon Carter No More 'Subject To' Transactions
8 July 2020 | 67 replies

I just received an email from Phil and Shenoah Grove requesting investors to join forces and fight against a bill being proposed to legislation which will effectively STOP investors, buyers and sellers ability to purc...

Nicholas W. Has an LLC ever protected you first hand?
25 December 2016 | 60 replies

So I know this a long running debate about whether a LLC is worth the trouble particularly due to the well known issues of getting conventional financing for one. Many people passionately encourage having every proper...

AnnMarie Bacchus Are CPA’s necessary before starting out? If not, at what point is a CPA necessary?
4 March 2024 | 59 replies

I am a newbie RE investor (currently getting approved for a HELOC to fund my first purchase). I read several post that some people recommend having a CPA before out while other say you can wait until you have a few pr...

Evan Parker Congratulations! You Gentrify: Displacing a Community
7 August 2019 | 200 replies

This question is one I pose to anyone who has an opinion on the topic. Obviously we're all here because we like something about the idea of REI and passive income. As the process goes, we find a "good deal" in some ar...

Chester Transo Cashflow Doesn't Build Wealth Round 2; How do things look going forward?
18 September 2014 | 71 replies

After reading the "Cashflow Doesn't Build Wealth" by Shane Pearlman I can see that there are a lot of really passionate opinions on both sides of the fence. There were some really good arguments presented by both sid...

Dan T. Starting in this economic climate
26 October 2018 | 44 replies

Hello all!I posted this in the member introduction forum but didn't get much traction as it doesn't seem too lively over there.Long time reader and real-estate obsessor; first-time poster. I'm 30 years old living in O...

Laith Ali can you come up with $400 in an emergency
24 January 2018 | 152 replies

Hi,I was reading an article a few days ago that said 40% of Americans can't come up with $400 if they had an emergency. I couldn't believe almost half the country is that broke. The median household income is 60k, so ...

Yongming Huang Why are real estate agent commissions so high in the US?
10 July 2024 | 87 replies

I have watched several discussions, including David Greene's video, around the recent lawsuit against NAR and RE brokerages. Learned a lot but there is one thing I just don't understand. If we look at the numbers, the...

Rich Weese perfect storm update and concerns
31 January 2012 | 112 replies

Update of concerns on perfect storm I see forming.
There are more and more "voters" requiring entitlements. Here are a couple today.

1. Tens of thousands nearly riot for the opportunity to get an application to be on...