Ryan Fischer
How did you acquire the funds for your first investment property?
Curious to see how different people have done it. When you FIRST started, how did you acquire the funds to buy you first property? Mortgage? Savings from primary job? Inheritance?
Abram Ylitalo
Started investing at 19, almost foreclosed 2 properties, went to Afghanistan to save them. Finally refinanced and cash positive!
My subject pretty much describes my story. I describe it much more in depth in another thread I started in "starting up." I went from the underdog who was doing everything right at 19, quickly aquired more, bit off...
Account Closed
What to do with primary residence
My wife and I are seeking out our first investment property, with the goal of acquiring a portfolio of cash flowing rentals for passive income. We purchased our current home (SFH) with an FHA in 2010, before we ha...
Evan Alexakos
Will I be in a position to invest in Real Estate?
Hello everyone,
I've been delving into real estate research and plan to continue to do so going forward; however, I'm wondering if my current goals are illogical. I want to use real-estate as a secondary income sourc...
Aaron Ray
How to Work a Full-Time Job and Start Investing
So, I really want to get involved in real estate investing, preferably buy and holds, but I love my job. What are some things I can do to, at minimum, start getting my foot in the door? I just graduated college this p...
Eric Lunsford
Lump Sum Whole Life Insurance vs. Simply Invest
All - there is some great information on here regarding utilizing a maximum overfunded whole life insurance policy to then take a loan out and invest in rental properties. One question I can't seem to answer or grasp ...
Ben Rutkevitz
Paradigm Life, Infinite Banking, Whole Life Insurance
Has anyone on this forum had experience with this company? Paradigm Life claims to use Whole Life Insurance Policies as a financial tool and since i trust this community, I am reaching out to get some referrals.
Tyler Howell
How Fast Does Your CPA Depreciate Your Rental Property?
Here's a topic we don't see a lot about: is your CPA depreciating your rental property faster than the 27.5 year life of the structure by breaking out elements with a shorter life like flooring, roof, furnace, etc? Wh...
Tasha Davis
Savings for repairs, emergencies, etc
I just bought my first 2 unit property- I am house hacking currently. How much money do you think I should save for reserves in case of an emergency or if work needs to be done? 5,000 a unit? more? less?Thanks guys!!
Toni Bird
Serious newbie in the real estate world! Looking to branch out!
Hello everyone and thank you for taking the time to read my post! My name is Toni and I am new to the real estate world. What brought me here? Well actually, I was a nursing student close to graduation when I had my b...