Ryan Dossey
If you were going to drop 5k on a car what would it be?
After reading Mr. Money Mustache for several days know that and The Richest Man in Babylon have got me thinking. If I could cut out my car payment I could save/invest a decent amount of money.
Eric Turner
I have $50k cash ready to invest and $50k in liquid assets.
I am curious where I should start. I have been studying and going in and out of interest in real estate investing for literally 19 years without ever doing a deal or taking the next step.This is going to be long. My g...
Nancy Curran
What do you say to people about how many units you own?
Whether I'm showing a unit, or at a cocktail party when people ask me what I do, I inevitably get the question "how many units do you own"? To me, this is quite rude and they are basically asking me how much my portfo...
Chris Virgilio
Ramsey Fan and Credit Cards
Hello everyone,
My wife and I are looks to get in to real estate investment within the next year or so. To date we have been Dave Ramsey fans and are totally debt free as of about two weeks ago. Yay! Now we are savin...
Fakaradin Floyd
Advice on my STR pitch and overall Rental Arbitrage advice (Alexandria VA)
Hey everyone, I'm a 24 year old Software engineer that's always wanted to get into real estate, I graduated college about a year and a half ago and wanted to hit the ground running when graduated. I moved to North Vir...
David Bowles
New purchase, current tenant is not current on rent
Hi Guys! I recently had a seller (another investor) agree to a 45k purchase price (cash) on a house with ARV of 60k. The house had a full gut rehab 4 years ago when this investor bought it. The current tenant is “all ...
Carmelo Lopez
When's this bubble going to pop?
Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.
In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...
Joe S.
Who is investing in their own physical health?
So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...
Michael Ealy
What's Your Main Obstacle in Buying an Apartment Building?
My question is: what stops YOU from acquiring an apartment building?Is it...lack of capital?lack of know how?mindset?fear of doing a big deal and then failing?can't find good deals?bad credit?something else?Whatever s...
Jim Tiernan
Anybody else having issues with Mack Companies in Chicago?
I have a turn-key rental with Mack Companies in suburban Chicago that has been vacant for FOUR MONTHS!A small sample of my issues with the management:Finding out a tenant has moved out weeks after the fact. When the m...