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Curious what peoples thoughts are on triple net leases? New to real estate investing and it seems that it's an easier road to take for commercial real estate investing.
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Hey BP!I have been lurking here for a bit but am now getting serious about starting my REI journey. I am in the process of educating myself with books by Turner and Greene, the podcast, this forum and the BP facebook ...
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People are saying that declining home, stock, 401(k), etc values is a destruction of wealth. But I don't believe it and have been arguing that wealth is not destroyed until there is material destruction (i.e. a house ...
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Is there a such thing as good debt?If I have to categorize debt, I would say the debt I am paying for, it's bad debt. A debt someone else is paying for, it's good debt.Which means, if I have a mortgage on my house and...
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Hello all,Right now, I currently have all real estate assets and no money in stocks. I met with a financial advisor yesterday, who is a trusted friend-of-a-friend, and suggests I put a chunk of money into tax savings ...
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Consider this for residential real estate investing:
Imagine there was a stock you could buy that pays a 5% dividend or so. (cap rate)
Imagine this business provided a product/service that literally everyone needs....
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A post in the landlording section inspired me to review and post numbers. One thing to think you are being honest with yourself, quite another to put it out there for critique by more seasoned investors.Putting my num...
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I am at a fork in my life where I am thinking about making the transition from my secure W2 job to REI Full Time. I recently got my real estate license and have a brokerage lined up for when I am ready (specializing i...
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BankUnited's failure marks 34th bank to close so far this year, will cost FDIC $4.9 billion.
Hey Jeff, they got another one!
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Regulators-seize-Floridas-apf-15323245.html?sec=topStories&...
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I am invested in a syndication as a limited partner. The property is an apartment complex in the South. It has been struggling for several years now. Distributions were halted before COVID hit and then COVID brought m...