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Hazel L "Why invest in real estate when stocks are better?"
3 May 2010 | 64 replies

I can't say how many times people have told me this once I tell them I work in real estate. I've done my research and I think I have a pretty good comeback especially when they throw articles from CNN like this at me:...

Nancy Curran What do you say to people about how many units you own?
17 July 2016 | 81 replies

Whether I'm showing a unit, or at a cocktail party when people ask me what I do, I inevitably get the question "how many units do you own"? To me, this is quite rude and they are basically asking me how much my portfo...

Account Closed Cheapest Oceanside Retirement Cities?
5 April 2016 | 102 replies

My father is interested in possibly getting a retirement home close to the Ocean.  What markets close to the ocean would be the most affordable for both retirement and getting a few buy and hold cash flow investments ...

Lillian Burke Housing for Poor People
26 March 2020 | 36 replies

Recently, I read "Nomadland" about people who are poor or living on minimal social security and trying to get by. Some of my relatives have problems paying for housing and they don't understand how to navigate the sys...

James NA “ DEALS” that absolutely are not deals for the investor buyer
21 February 2024 | 27 replies

I learned and evolved in a different real estate universe.The rules we were taught and lived by… were the SAME rules that ALL of the REIAs  and ALL of the Mentors espoused.1) DONT BUY A PROPERTY THAT HAS LESS THAN 25%...

Mark Alexander MARKET CRASH - Thoughts?
27 September 2020 | 64 replies

Let me start off by saying that I am no means making an excuse to not invest in real estate. I am actually looking to make my first purchase (house-hacking) within the year. Here is what triggers me though:My full-tim...

Jason Powell Do syndicators outperform the average investor?
22 February 2019 | 45 replies

I'm wanting to enter a more restful season of life after sprinting hard that last few years. Syndications, in theory, sound like a very attractive option to me. I get how they work, but I wanted to ask you:1) Do avera...

Jorge Leon Jr Rental real estate strategy with 3k monthly savings 15 year loans
17 September 2018 | 37 replies

I wanna pick some brains here...
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Im saving 3k monthly
I have 1 single home property on loan cashflowing 200$ after expenses on 15 year loan.... (self managed) ...My goal is to Be financially free 15 years down ...

Daphne Barber 50 too old for REI - Notes vs Rentals vs ?
27 September 2017 | 99 replies

Hello BP Friends - Not sure where to post this, and looking for feedback. We are a couple of newbies ages 50 and 54, residing in NYC, and have been advised by an experienced investor (from BP) that we're too old to be...

Joe S. Anybody take a a year break/ retire
27 December 2022 | 53 replies

So anyone ever just sit on the sidelines a catch their breath a year??So technically, I do not have to buy another house in order to pay my bills. As with most things people their desire to have a higher income increa...