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Cash Flow or Appreciation: What the numbers say
There are pages and pages of discussion and opinions on cash flow markets (midwest) vs. appreciation markets (coasts). What I haven't read so far is a simple analysis of the numbers. Since I actually own properties in...
Richard Warren
Money Merge Account?
Has anyone come across the Money Merge Account (MMA), which is being marketed by United First Financial?
The idea is to use a HELOC to prepay your first mortgage by timing additional payments. It is supposed to be be...
James Bynum
Recently received an inheritance and working on a strategy.
I recently received about $300,000 in inheritance money and am looking to start buying rental properties. Homes are pretty cheap in my area (Spartanburg, SC), most decent homes are going for around $80,000. My questio...
Gail Greenberg
BEST AND FASTEST WAY FOR A NEWBIE TO GET TO $10K/MONTH
Have 2 friends - one starting with $100K in retirement funds and the other with $25K in savings - both looking to get to $10K/month in income as fast as they can. Both have jobs, consistent income and good credit scor...
Avee-Ashanti Shabazz
How do we create affordable housing for poor people?
How do we create housing that is affordable for the existing citizens of Birmingham and still make a profit? The current Revitalization is setting market rates far out of reach of most all Birmingham citizens with hou...
Todd Powell
Anyone hearing the "therapy animal" workaround for "pets?" I am !
I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...
Miranda Simon
What NOT to do in Real Estate Investing
If you could offer one word of caution. If you could help save the new real estate investor from making a huge mistake that could cost them thousands or even their business...Just one word of caution, based on your ow...
Lam N.
Weird question, is this a bad idea?
I currently drive a beat-up old minivan with 240K miles on it. Yeah, I sacrificed myself to jump-start my rental business. I plan on buying the Tesla Cybertruck as my main vehicle. Recently, a thought came to me. ...
Shiloh Lundahl
At what point in time does a college education not make sense?
There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...
Nathan Gesner
What was your biggest mistake starting out as a Landlord?
We've all new to this game at some point. What was the biggest mistake you made when getting started? Did you discriminate against someone?Did you find your lease in the bottom of a Cracker Jack box?Did you let emotio...