Christina Tkacs
Can you truly get ahead by buying turn-key homes
I want to write the title in quotes because it's not like I had much of a strategy to start with. I bought a duplex and a turn-key SFH at a normal price for houses in the area. Both were conventional loans with 25% ...
Dennis L.
DST, 1031, exit strategy, retirement advice
hi all! i was hoping to bounce some ideas/get advice on an exit strategy / retirement planning / DST. i apologize if i jump around since there's so much running in my head. anyway, so a little about me: i'm going to...
Tony Leighty
RE Investment Nay Sayers
Hi Gang,I wanted to get everyone's take on this. I'm not one to generally take to heart what other people say that are either a) not in my shoes or b) don't have words of wisdom from prior experience but I've been ru...
Jeremy Segermeister
Is this really cash flow negative?
Hi All,I'm still debating investing in my home market of the Bay Area, CA, or doing a STR in Maui. Despite preferring to invest locally, I originally ruled out the Bay Area simply because I didn't think I could get so...
Phillip Tillotson
Bill Gulley: Path to Success Education
Background:I completed my associates degree in information technology with an emphasis on networking, and I achieved the CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Networking Associate)My first job in IT was running the IT d...
Mike R.
Palm Springs
I have had a vacation rental in Big Bear Lake for 2 years now which has done very well (over 200 nights a year- grossing over $50k a year) on less than 200k investment. I'm also managing 3 other properties in Big Bea...
Dustin Beam
Sometimes I feel very dumb (CAP Rate edition)
Hello beautiful people of BP, Today is one of those days that made me feel dumb. But the good news, I finally "get" something instead of just knowing about it. For a long while, I felt that way about Return On Equity ...
David Hodge
Harry Dent - real estate going down next 20 years
What is everyone's opinion on Harry Dent? He points out that real estate has pretty consistently gone up over most of our life times because of the baby boomers, but now that they are down-sizing and dying off, real e...
Greg Mitchell
401K
At this point I'm contributing 6% of my pay and getting 3% match by my employer. That's the max they will do.
The way I look at it, the company match basically protects my contribution from inflation, and any fund i...
Nancy Roth
mortgage insurance for seller-financed property
I am about to sell an investment property to a tenant who got a settlement and can now afford a down payment. She is very eager to buy. I own the house free and clear, and would provide seller financing. This is the f...