Sherry Lewis
Feeling the pain of my first purchase
Ok all, I got the photos back on my Toledo property purchase and my heart sank. I now know for sure my move wasn't gutsy it was stupid with a capital S. What really bites me is that I believe the investor who sold m...
J. Martin
Negotiating Purchase of Vacant Lot in Bay Area tomorrow. Advice?
Going to try to negotiate the purchase of vacant lot tomorrow. Any advice?I’m meeting the owner of a vacant lot tomorrow to try to negotiate the purchase of a vacant lot in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s a killer pr...
Trevis Kelley
My First Deal Analysis - Round Two
Since my first property I was seriously looking at fell through, I thought I would try this again. Hopefully it is a winner this time.@Bram Spiero I just wanted to let you know that I am evaluating another deal agai...
Ben S.
Preparing for and profiting from a crash
I have a few predictions about the economy, and am looking for the strategies of those who have a similar views. I'm not looking to discuss differing views, just if you agree with this view.First, I believe the econom...
Matthew Wiltse
Best Ways to Invest in RE When Living in NYC
Hi BP community!I am a 24 year old living and working in NYC. This past winter (Feb 2017) I got the Real Estate bug by stumbling upon Clayton Morris's podcast. I listened to episodes 1-100 in a matter of months. I ...
Darwin Crawford
My Energy Efficiency Project Thread, aka Eco-Capitalism
Hey there BP!I'm posting this thread, which, full disclosure, will be long, and might not be for everyone, in order to document a project I am doing here in sunny Arizona. It is on a commercial building, 8 units, and...
Rick Baggenstoss
Airbnb tools for managing multiple listings
I have three listings and several more in process, so selfishly, I wanted to start a thread where we comment on off the shelf software tools and best practices for managing listings when you have several or many. Let...
Casey Mayton
make your case: Stocks vs Rentals
Read through the forums but looking for current advice on a strong argument for choosing rentals over non-qualified stocks over the long term. The biggest differences I can see would be the rental 1031 to avoid taxes ...
Bill B.
Can an introvert be successful in REI?
One of the things that I repeatedly see in the forums is the critical need to network. I understand the whys and I even understand the how to methods of networking that have been discussed.
But, I am not a forward...
Jeff S.
Placing rental income into a retirement account?
Is there a way to defer some rental income into some kind of retirement account when retired?
Lets say someone was able to live entirely off savings for a year, could they somehow put their rental income into a defer...