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Hello everyone,We recently started investing in real estate in 2020. We are buy and hold investors and currently have 2 doubles in the cleveland area. We got into investing for it's wealth building annd tax benefits. ...
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So was listening to an economist today that specializes in working with REITS and other top players in the industryhe got on MFHis point was as things shake out.. A and B rents will go down and C renters will leave ...
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I was born and raised in CA. It's so heartbreaking to see what is happening to it. A recent poll says that 46% of the people plan on leaving the bay area. Let's do our own poll (FOR CALIFORNIANS or those that recentl...
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I don't quite understand the american ideal sometimes; now here i go. i'm starting this because it was request, i understand we all come from different places and look at the same situations differently but please no ...
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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...
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Has anyone used flip system before by Antoine Martel before? https://flipsystem.com/They're essentially promising on helping you flip homes with 10-20k profit on each flip.
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Hey all..interested to hear some discussion surrounding the recent BP Podcast on Asset Protection (the "YOU WILL GET SUED" issue)So far I have 7 rental properties all multi unit having several units each, and they are...
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What would you do? You have $60k in the bank to invest however you want. You might be open to opportunities all over the country. Your goal is to generate AT LEAST $5k revenue per month in less than 2 years time. What...
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Obama sounded almost giddy on how well the country is doing. The stated unemployment rate only ROSE to 9.9%. HOORAY! (however, when you include EVERYTHING in that category, it is 17.4%, almpost a record high)He says t...
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Hey everyone, I recently listened to Podcast 169 with @David Greene ( like 4 times) and now I am completely fascinated with the idea of Note investing and how you can use it to pay down your rental properties. He pret...