Matt Murphy
The one house a year, 15 year retirement plan
I have heard about this strategy previously, but can’t find much about it now or know what it is called.For the sake of this example, I am going to assume there is no appreciation.Buy 1 house worth $300k per year and ...
Deepika Tandon
Any experience or input about The Orange Ave Realtors LLC
The Orange Ave Realtors LLC, in Milwaukee Wisconsin.I saw a craigslist ad looking for partners on a deal. Trying to be extra cautious here.
Hjiorst Fjioords
Secret World of Secret Investors Buying Secret Houses! (Really?)
Please excuse the hyperbole. It is the extreme, paranoid version of something I have been wondering about: Are there properties out there up for sale that are not listed and which won't show up on Zillow? This idea ...
Bala V.
Goal setting - # of years and units/properties calculation
Hello BP!
My name is Balaji residing in Dallas, Texas - currently educating myself with RE books, podcasts, etc. and also saving money for my first rental. My wife and I have full time jobs (Accounting and Software C...
Bill Gulley
Breaking The Ice, What Do You Say As A Buyer?
Starting out, this may be the toughest thing for some to do, approaching an owner about selling their home to you. What do you say to the owner standing in the front yard, face to face?
Let's say we consider 1. a pro...
Ziad Agarwal
Hard Money loan default
I have heard stories about hard money lenders taking a house that's in default. I am assuming that is not in a judicial foreclosure state that has to be auctioned off and gives the homeowner time to sell it. Although ...
Andrew Thomas Vedder
Tax deductions for real estate
Hi BP,I’m struggling to calculate the potential tax benefits for owning a real estate investment property. My research has shown that the following are the greatest available rental investment property tax write offs:...
Dominic Pizzi
Continued Learning Avenues
Hey BP!I am curious what everyone will think of the following question:What continued learning avenues have you thought to be the best for your growth in the real estate business? This can be books that you have read,...
Collin Hays
The impact of careless decisions on your bottom line
So we have a new property on our program. A very nice, two bedroom property just outside of Gatlinburg. We projected that it would easily do $40K a year and were planning for that. But the owners jumped in and made ...
Patrick Menefee
Are the 1% and 50% rule mathematically compatible?
While the 1% and 50% rules are widely used by people of varying levels of experience, they're just guidelines that aren't a hard and fast rule. I know in my market for example that 1% is insufficient, I need closer to...