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Joe Au Use HELOC to paydown mortgage fast
11 January 2025 | 420 replies

I want to build equity with my primary home as soon as possible. And I came across a method using HELOC to reduce the interest paid to the mortgage. Does any one have experience with it?

Account Closed How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
13 January 2021 | 243 replies

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...

Eddie P. Why do investors buy HOA liens at auction?
24 February 2019 | 326 replies

I constantly see investors buying up HOA liens at the foreclosure auction and wonder what is the reason? If they had no mortgage or a low balance on the mortgage, I would understand. Most times they are way under wate...

Brad Ickes For sale by owner help
16 February 2015 | 2 replies

I am in the midst of a deal currently on a for sale by owner duplex. I am rather new to investing and have more of a construction background than the real estate side. The biggest question and maybe the easiest to mos...

Roberto Westerband First Lien HELOC Strategy
8 September 2024 | 168 replies

What does the BP community think about 1st lien HELOCs as a way to free up equity in your primary home for investment purposes? If anyone has gone through the process, can you give any advice as to whether you recomme...

Brandon Sturgill Petition for BP to Discontinue Wholesaling Discussions...
25 February 2017 | 311 replies

Given wholesaling is not a form of investing in real estate...perhaps licensee's and true investors should start thinking about a push to do away with related discussions...

Alicia Marks QOTW: What is the funniest thing to happen to you in RE Investing
18 December 2021 | 111 replies

With the stress of the holidays looming, I thought it could be fun to share the lighter side of real estate. What are some of the funniest experiences you've had as an investor? How did you handle it? What would you d...

Joe Kim Rental Arbitrage -how to do airbnb without BUYING
26 November 2019 | 96 replies

Lots of people have asked me how to start doing a "Rental Arbitrage" in STR (short term rentals - Airbnb is most popular but VRBO is another way).Rental arbitrage is you as the investor rents a home and becomes the te...

Alicia Marks QOTW: What are your "hard pass" items when evaluating real estate
30 June 2022 | 161 replies

Welcome to our Question of the Week! We have a lot of people who are entering the world of real estate investment who could use your wisdom. When evaluating a property, what are your automatic no or exclusion list ite...

Scott Trench My Thoughts on the Current Economy (Will I Upset All Parties?)
9 July 2022 | 41 replies

This is a monologue, but I'm interested to see reactions. I've been mulling over a number of high level things, and think that economic reality in 2022 is very different than people (media, left, right, etc.) perceive...