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Jason Schmidt can someone please explain this 50% rule to me?
9 July 2008 | 163 replies

I have heard from people on these boards that I can expect the operating expenses of the house I purchase to rent out would be about 50% of what I can get for it monthly. I could be misunderstanding it, but how is th...

Tyler Kress Disapproving Family - Starting in Rental Property Investing
20 August 2019 | 98 replies

Hi all,Since early March I have been learning as much as I can about rental property investing through BP articles, forums, podcasts, and local meetup groups. I have started to establish relationships with local lende...

Account Closed Ramsey vs Kiyosaki - To borrow, or not to borrow?
10 September 2015 | 99 replies

I am a big Dave Ramsey fan, and I have been for years. I am debt free, except for my house and intent to stay that way. Well, at least I intended to stay that way. I recently read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Robert Kiyosaki's...

Clint Harris I'm selling my long term rentals and buying beach property
3 January 2022 | 150 replies

Long post, but I really wish someone had told me this when I was struggling to buy single family homes.Hey y'all, wanted to share what I’ve learned in the past year. I took a promotion with my medical sales job, and ...

Mike R. Los Angeles has gone housing market crazy.
19 May 2017 | 183 replies

I have been renting a house for the past 7 years in LA and now sadly the family wants to move back in. I figured it's time to buy my own place, especially with rents so high, but timing couldn't be worse. Every home h...

Nick J. WTF!!! I wish I was illegal
17 August 2010 | 100 replies

So as many know the SB1070 was to go into place at 12:01am tonight but the judge just ruled blocking the KEY components of the law.

Law enforcement are not required to make a reasonable attempt to determine immigrat...

Karen Higgins BEWARE of fraud by erentpayment.com
23 November 2020 | 345 replies

We are currently in the middle of a scam by erentpayment.com.  They have taken money deposited by our tenants and have refused to pay us.  They have been very limiting with information and turned their phones off and ...

Robert Frazier The morality of short term rentals
2 June 2022 | 114 replies

This is just a question I’ve been wondering as we deal with a huge housing crisis in our city.is it moral to convert properties to short term rentals in a city with a deep housing crisis?if a city has 500 units conver...

Rich Ramirez 2% rule..is it still real?
5 May 2015 | 118 replies

I'm in Southern CA and realize, based on the Podcasts, that the 2% rule can still be found in the Midwest or perhaps FL. Since the market has picked back up, I'm wondering if it still exists...generally? Or have other...

Russell Brazil Is Bigger Pockets Creating Unrealistic Expectations For Investors
26 April 2017 | 136 replies

One of the more complex parts of being a real estate agent is setting realistic expectations for what your client can expect from the market. There are always going to be people who have unrealistic expectations, but ...