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K S. My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
10 December 2023 | 289 replies

A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...

Tom J. Morris Invest and Clayton Morris Review
30 August 2019 | 309 replies

I want to notify everyone and anyone that is currently looking at and considering a purchase of a property from Morris Invest. It is a scam.  Don’t fall for the trap of the high returns. There is potentially a class a...

Steven DeMarco Almost 2 years in and haven't made any money (via cashflow)
20 September 2024 | 114 replies

Hey BP - Want some advice/perspective on my situation.
Back in 2022, I had a strong desire to get into REI to diversify my investments and pursue a new side hustle. I envisioned real estate investing as a way to make...

Lisa Casey Entitled Tenants from hell....but my mistake for being "nice"
4 August 2019 | 95 replies

I have a small house on 18 acres.   We have rented it out 5 times with no complaints.  In the last 4 years we we have totally renovated it adding a sun room, new HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and refinishing floors, ref...

James Kerson Tell Me Why My Discount Brokerage Idea Is Bad: Calling All Agents
10 December 2024 | 100 replies

I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...

Account Closed The $30k rental club.......
28 August 2019 | 316 replies

Im sure many of us have read all the warnings and reviews of buying low price properties, and the problems typically associated with them, but all that considered, it is what first attracts a lot of people , indeed th...

Josh Stack A "Hall Analysis" of Gastonia as a Market for Buy&Hold Rentals
4 May 2021 | 75 replies

Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...

Tom Jensen Whole Life Insurance as a Foundation for Real Estate Investing
4 June 2024 | 221 replies

I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...

Brian Nordman Is Whole Life Insurance a smart investment to diversify?
6 February 2019 | 165 replies

Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...

Denise Evans Alabama Tax Sale Redemption Rights
14 January 2024 | 234 replies

There are four different tax sale redemption periods in Alabama.  At the time of the tax sale, the investor receives a Certificate, which entitles it to possession of the property. Three years after the tax sale, the ...