Levi Gale
Who does not use the 50% rule?
Hello,
Who here does not follow the 50% rule when analyzing/purchasing a property for long term hold? There are a few reasons I can see someone not using it i.e. they are relying on appreciation (not my cup of tea), ...
Mark Kohn
Noob question: Ok to buy negative cash flow but build equity?
Hi all,
Looking to get into real estate investing and have a super basic question but I couldn't really find an answer so please bear with me!
I see lots of information around cash flow and the importance of cash fl...
Jake Carter
My Short Sale Experience with WaMu/Ocwen
Hi all,
I am in the process of a short sale on my home here in CA. I started keeping a log of what has happened so far and thought it might benefit others if I share what happens. So I googled for a short sale/forecl...
Account Closed
Housing Bubble: Why it may be worse than previously thought
A housing bubble is a run-up in housing prices fueled by demand, speculation and exuberance. ... Speculators enter the market, further driving demand. At some point, demand decreases or stagnates at the same time supp...
Mike Flora
ADVERSE POSSESSION SITUATION
Got a situation, deed shows owners names that have been dead for 14 years and neighbors state property vacant for at least that long. Property is free and clear but obviously taxes have been paid. So I have found no h...
David Beard
Private Lending for Buy & Hold
I was interested to hear what others might be doing in securing non-bank financing. We all have a circle of potential lenders/acquaintances that we could tap, without the hassle (or outright impossibility) of dealing...
Juan Rango
Rental properties seem worse than traditional investments
As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea. This too...
Larry Moore
If you can't convince them, call them stupid.
I guess we'll see how that tactic works in November:
Speaking on health care Monday, Senator Diane Feinstein said, "I've gotten 90,000 emails and faxes on the health care bill and over 85,000 of them are against it. ...
Rich Weese
This won't matter to me-but it should matter to you!
I'm too old to see a lot of the socialistic changes and bankrupt cities and states that you will. I just ask one question. How do we sustain the direction headed?
CBO (congressional Budget Office) just listed the...
Michael Hayes
Lead Propeller Actual Leads
Hello everyone. I've been doing some research on Lead Propeller, reading forum post on BP about it, etc., and I'm just about 100% sure that I want to switch my two websites over to them. However, most of the reviews...