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I have recently paid off my loans for my rental properties and I'm starting to accumulate cash (I took it out of the S&P 500 ETF when it was at 3300, now at 2300, predicting this massive stock drop would happen **...
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For the longest time people have predicting inflation, now we are at 6.8% in November after I thing 6.2% in October. The FED said this is going to be short term, but I have a feeling it's going to stay with us and lea...
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Economic Update
(Monday, July 20, 2020)
In a previously unimaginable turn of events, the ...
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We all are inspired differently. I'm curious why other people on BP started their financial independence journey. Personally, I sought financial freedom after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad during COVID and realizing that ...
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Has anyone out there rented to both travel nurses and long term renters? Which was more profitable? Which was hardest to manage? I like the idea of renting to travel nurses, but there are always some landlords renting...
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1665406613716274/This is entitlement. Us landlord and investors has to pay a bank mortgage to keep a house, if they don't they pay monthly we lose the house.Same should go for any perso...
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I am securing an off market deal in Anne Arundel County Maryland. Because it's my first deal, I think my lender is charging me high fees for settlement purposes. For example, appraisal fee is $650 and when I questione...
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Here is my situation.
I purchased a new home in Aug 06 and like many people who try to keep up with the Jones' I chose a house that I could "afford" but just barely. Now a year + later, I'm in a position to where th...
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Just wanted to know what everybody think about that? They are trying to mandate the H1N1 vaccine in USA and in a lot of free country.
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Hi All, Came to vent a bit but also to get your opinions. I came across a good flip opportunity in Ferndale (close to work so I can keep an eye on it). Quick Math:109k Purchase price, 40k rehab, ~20k holding costs (6m...