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Sabrina Brown Difficulty selling rental properties at loan amount
28 February 2019 | 299 replies

I own 3 rental properties in Memphis and have been renting them out since I got them.  However, last year I tried to sell them at 25% below market value and still only got offers for less than the loan amount.  I ende...

Account Closed The $30k rental club.......
28 August 2019 | 316 replies

Im sure many of us have read all the warnings and reviews of buying low price properties, and the problems typically associated with them, but all that considered, it is what first attracts a lot of people , indeed th...

Gina Dovel If you were just starting out and had $150,000 to invest in real estate where would you begin?
17 October 2017 | 261 replies

If you were just starting out and had $150,000 to invest in real estate where would you begin? ( This is me! I would like to have at least $4000 a month in income by the end of the year.) 

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Dan Mahoney How to buy a tax deed at the Fulton County Tax Sale, Atlanta, GA
29 April 2024 | 168 replies

I thought I would share my experience of how to buy tax deeds on the steps of the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a long post because it is actually a complicated process. Please note that thes...

Zachary Jensen Wife doesn't want to increase rents
8 February 2022 | 117 replies

I'm just about to close on my first rental property (house-hacking a duplex in a small town outside of San Diego, CA).  The previous Landlord raised rents 3-5% every year on this property, so it is currently rented fo...

Kalen Jordan Why do most syndications sell instead of long term hold?
19 June 2020 | 71 replies

Seems like pretty much all the syndications I've seen recently exit within a short number of years - I'm curious why they don't hold long term?

Account Closed Trump/CDC Halts evictions nationwide to the end of the year
22 February 2022 | 298 replies

Trump and the CDC are using public health authority to halt residential evictions for nonpayment through the end of 2020:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/01/trump-administration-moves-to-halt-evictions-during-coronaviru...

Greg R. Housing crash deniers ???
14 January 2023 | 2904 replies

Unfortunately I've been away for a few months while taking care of some personal matters, so I haven't been able to keep up on discussions. 
However, several months ago there were ample amount of folks here insisting...

Melanie Johnson Pay off all Credit Card Debt Before First REI Deal?
21 September 2021 | 92 replies

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forums and to REI. I haven't done my first deal yet. Actually, my husband and I nearly bought a place earlier this year. That place fell through at the last minute, but although I was hugel...