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James H. Are car loans really that bad?
7 March 2013 | 59 replies

I recently posted some questions regarding financial strategy involving car loan debt, student loand debt, mortgage debt and cash for new acquisitions.

There is a strong contingency of folks that claim you should nev...

Brandon G. The Big Short: What they left out
8 March 2016 | 33 replies

I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble.  I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...

Rich Cee WHAT IS A DEAL TO YOU?
23 February 2015 | 56 replies

What is a deal to you and why? I'm sure not every one is strictly focused on the 70% ARV-repairs, 50% (multifamily), or 2% for B&H. The BP boys also mention that these are only guidelines, but what do you all focu...

Terri Hollinsworth Should I get my real estate license for flipping?
1 June 2019 | 52 replies

I live in Orlando Fl, and currently building my team to start flipping houses. I currently have a full time job but I would eventually like to do real estate investing full time. Now I have a general contractor and po...

Mark S. Obsessed w These New Duplexes - PLEASE, HELP ME ANALYZE!
15 September 2013 | 43 replies

Sorry for such a long post, but I'm semi-obsessed with this potential deal. I've been wanting to buy one of these brand new, all-brick duplexes for some time now. I tried to further break it down. All advice and...

N/A N/A 50% rule and the 2% rule
21 August 2017 | 53 replies

I thought I had heard another investor say that the two rules were basically the same thing. Maybe I misunderstood, but if not could someone explain how they are the same thing??? And also, the 2% rule seems to work...

Brandon Foken Alternatives to Yellow Letters
4 May 2019 | 75 replies

Warning: Lots of Questions!!

I'm in the process of sourcing my envelopes, paper, etc. for my direct mail campaign for Absentee Owners. My initial plan is to use a "handwritten" font for the marketing copy on the yell...

Ross Bowman Peak of the market: gurus everywhere
5 February 2021 | 99 replies

Something I remember reading in Josh Dorkin's book, about economic cycles, is that one sign you're in the Peak Phase of a real estate market is that there are real estate gurus everywhere.I can't stop seeing this now....

David Beard Private Lending for Buy & Hold
10 November 2011 | 31 replies

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...

Clint Harris Just landed another STR ARBITRAGE, here’s the scoop
1 September 2019 | 21 replies

Sorry guys, in Clint fashion, this is another long post, but there is some gold in here if you’re willing to dig for it.It’s been a while since I posted, but in response to some questions about this, I thought it migh...