David Wong
Better to dive in or take a class costing 10,000 dollars
Hello Everyone, I have been having a hard debate with my girlfriend. She just went to a class that gave her the RE Basics. We do not have a house at this point in time, but we want to purchase a house soon. We have li...
Cory Binsfield
Why I'm not a flipper
The other day I grabbed $40,000 tax free from refinancing a duplex that originally started as an ugly duckling. As I was walking out of the closing on my way to the bank, I couldn't help but wonder how a flipper would...
Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
Jonathan Bowen
I hate "house hacking".
I hate everything about the phrase "house hacking". EVERYTHING! The term "house hacking', in my opinion, is derived from the internet culture of hackers; hackers hack websites in order to gain unfair advantages. The s...
Robert Adams
Inventory rising in several areas of the country including Vegas
There have been a lot of reports about rising inventory across the country including Las Vegas and Henderson. Just wanted to start a discussion on the topic and get the feedback from the active community here and see ...
Rich Weese
National security threats. Which is the worst?
Simple poll-
Which of the following in your mind is the most threatening to our National security? In alphabetical order.
1. national debt
2. rogue nations
3. terrorism
4. unsecured borders
These are al...
Account Closed
When buying rentals - Is Cash flow your only consideration
When purchasing real estate as a rental. Most of us will spend a considerable amount of time to insure that it cash flows. Not so many years ago I ran into investors that paid much less attention to cash flow and th...
Account Closed
2 unit property lawn care maintance (bottom and top)
Hi everyone, looking for some feedback on how to handle lawn care maintained for my 2 unit ( unit on bottom and one on top)
I have a lease with the newer tenant who moved into the top unit back in December that she ...
Andrew Fidler
Toledo Blade Article - Real Estate Boom!!!
https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2023/12/12/ed...
(Text of article posted below)
It's nice to see Toledo made the national scene...Realtor.com Forecast of 2024 Top Housing Markets - Toledo #1
Well, ...
Bill Gulley
BP CHAT
Hi, Hopefully we can have a good chat on Jan 24th. I set a time on BP Chat at 4pm to 6 pm EST. I had set it up to role play as an investor willing to loan money to the newbies, if they could talk me into it. They stat...