J. Martin
SF Bay Area Economic & RE Update (Ongoing)
I have organized what I believe to be some very valuable information and relationships about the economy and real estate, and will be posting updates about the San Francisco Bay Area marketplace here periodically. I s...
Bill Plymouth
What's with the animosity towards whole-salers?
Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums. Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale? I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...
Corey Conklin
My Opinion on Building Generational Wealth
This is something I hear real estate investors talk about all the time. Their goal is to build generational wealth for their kids, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc. They believe by building a good real estate p...
Ben Leybovich
Apartment Syndication is NOT a Business Model
Syndication and apartments, in general, is an opportunistic play. Most things being sold don't make it past the most cursory underwriting.ow did syndication become a model? A model implies a system, and I think of a s...
Arthur Crum
RAD Diversified SCAM ALERT!!!
Hello,
I Just wanted to give everyone a quick update on the RAD Diversified scandal that is currently unfolding. As of April 1, 2024, RAD Diversified (a REIT), has officially put a freeze on withdrawing any and all ...
Eddie Ziv
Appreciation VS. Cash flow - The clash of the titans....
I recently (...like an hour ago :mrgreen: ) went through this thread exploring the old argument between the cash flow guys and the appreciation guys.More specifically MikeOH and Nationwidepi (Mike and will) and off co...
Arn Cenedella
Rich Dad says a home is a liability………
Many investors quote Rich Dad to support their contention that a HOME is not an investment.Often this is done as an argument to invest capital in their commerical real estate deal instead of buying a home. Let me also...
Brandon Miller
Pay off rental mortgage or reinvest?
Hello next year I will be buying my first rental property. I wanted to get your opinion on paying off your rental property mortgage one at a time before buying the next rental or not? The way my numbers will work out ...
Dean Letfus
Do people ever learn? (Memphis market observation).
So brief background. I started investing in the USA around 08. Ended up in Memphis and with the help of a great mentor really got going in that city. It quickly became obvious that many parts of Memphis were terrib...
JC Wu
Roofstock review. NEWBIES BEWARE!!
Looks like most of the reviews or case studies on Roofstock are about the closing process. I suppose since the vast majority of investors who’ve purchased properties from Roofstock use the properties as buy-and-hold r...